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Highlands Culinary Weekend Friday, November 9th
Lambert Bridge, Flavor Spectrum with Andy Wilcox Lambert Bridge wine and food tasting brought to the “nth” degree…
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Bistro opens 4 p.m. Dining at 5:30 p.m. 474 Main Street
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Silver Oak Cellars & Twomey Wine Dinner “Life is a Cabernet!” Join us for a night of culinary memories. Limited Seating, Reservations Required for Both Events
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risk mornings, rich colors and a crackling fire’s scent floating on the air. October in the mountains. It’s Nature’s prime time, showing off a season’s worth of growth and change with a spectacular finale. Now that you have your Laurel in hand, grab a sweater and a cup of something warm and enjoy it all. Thank you for10 years of continued support! Janet and Marjorie
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THE LAUREL MAGAZINE • OCTOBER 2012
Contents EVENTS
14 • Quail Run Antique Show 16 • Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival 20 • Robert Tino 22 • Highlands Arts and Crafts Show 23 • Annual Fall Festival 24 • Pour le Pink 25 • Highlands Halloween 26 • Relay for Life 28 • The Food Pantry 30 • Fishes and Loaves 32 • First Presbyterian Church 36 • Chocolate Fantasy 40 • Apple Festival 41 • Cub Scout Bingo 42 • Village Bliss 43 • Donkey Basketball 44 • Area Calendar
THE ARTS
50 • Cover Artist Tom Roddy 52 • Highlands Through the Seasons 54 • The Bascom News 56 • Annell Metzker 60 • Hal Phillips 62 • Nashville Bluegrass 64 • Fall Colors Art Show 66 • Frank Sinatra 68 • Red October
MAPS
18 • Highlands Map 34 • Cashiers Map
DINING
72 • Culinary Weekend 74 • Ristorante Paoletti 76 • Pancake Breakfast 78 • Halloween at On the Verandah 80 • Dominick’s Restaurant 82 • Bella’s Cafe 84 • Dining Guide
HISTORY
90 • Highlands History 91 • Cashiers History
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THE LAUREL MAGAZINE • OCTOBER 2012
Contents HOMES & LIFESTYLES
Staff
GIVING BACK
Janet Cummings, Managing Partner
Marjorie Fielding, Managing Partner
janet@ themountainlaurel.com
marjorie@ themountainlaurel.com
Michelle Munger, Art Director
Luke Osteen, Writer
(828) 371-2689
94 • The Crown Jewel 96 • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 97 • Municipal Bonds 98 • Ladies and Ladybugs 100 • Why Adjustments? 101 • Steamboating is Back 102 • Body Mind Connect 103 • Try a Luxury Line
BUSINESS
112 • Friends For Life 113 • Carpe Diem Farms 114 • Highlands Rotary Club 115 • Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust 116 • Highlands Historical Society 117 • Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society 118 • Highlands Literacy Council 119 • Valley Garden Club 120 • Highlands Nature Center 121 • The Gathering Table 122 • Center for Life Enrichment
mungerclan5@aol.com
(828) 342-3551
dumbdogs@ earthlink.net
Wiley Sloan, Writer
Donna Rhodes, Writer
GUIDES
wileyandsarah@ nctv.com
124 • TA Anderson 126 • Lucas Patton Design 130 • The Casserole Kitchen 131 • Rock Creek Club 132 • Highlands Fine Art 134 • Sashay Around 136 • Fletcher and Lee 137 • Cosper Flowers 138 • The Book Nook
(828) 371-2764
18 • Highlands Map 34 • Cashiers Map 44 • Area Calendar 84 • Dining Guide 108 • Service Directory 140 • Advertisers Index
HAPPY NEW YEAR
donna847@ frontier.com
Contributing Writers: Libby Malcom, Jane Gibson Nardy, Gary Wein, Kathy Bub, Mary Adair Leslie, Elizabeth Fletcher, Sue Blair, Michael Rich, Sue Aery, Jim Johnson and Resa Johnson, Michelle Price and Robin Armstrong-Neil
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Quail Run Antiques Show by Luke Osteen
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he Second The Spring Show Annual NYC having also Quail Run exhibited the Antiques Show past two years. will be held OcMcCoy estabtober 18th-20th, lished her own at two Cashiers business in late locations this 1990. She beyear -- High gan amassing Hampton Inn an extensive and Mitten Lane. library as part This event of her unceaswill feature ing pursuit of more speakers, knowledge. book signings, More imporand more than tantly she took The Second Annual Quail Run Antiques Show will be held October 18th-20th. 20 carefullyon high-end, screened vendesign jobs dors. Patrons will find local, national and in- which included privately procuring fine anternational dealers offering a wide range of tiques and art for select clients. She was English, American and Continental furniture retained by her clients to work side by side and decorative arts. with architects and landscape designers on The centerpiece of the event will be an- several projects to furnish an enormous vatiques expert Mary Helen McCoy, who’ll riety of architectural and garden elements. speak at a luncheon slated for 11:00 a.m. During the period between 1990 and 1997 to 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 19th, at the she bought and sold by appointment or Chatooga Club. consignment bringing to this country wonMcCoy has earned a national reputation derful examples of the finest eighteenth for fine and unusual, period, 17th-19th cen- century French furnishings. tury, French furniture and decorative arts The Cashiers Historical Society is one of with an emphasis on the finest period, 18th the top civic organizations in Western North century French furniture. Her Mary Helen Carolina. The group not only owns and opMcCoy Fine Antiques is located in Charles- erates the Zachary-Tolbert House Museum, ton, South Carolina, where she sells privately. which is special for its rural vernacular Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques has exhib- Greek Revival architecture and large colited in prominent, national and international lection of plain-style furniture, but also acfine art and antiques fairs including The Inter- tively works to save the historic resources national Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show of Cashiers and maintain the village’s sense and the Connoisseur’s Antiques Fair in New of place. York City, Palm Beach | America’s InternaTickets to the show are $12, good for all 3 tional Fine Art and Antiques Fair in West Palm days. Proceeds from the Quail Run Antiques Beach, Fla. Currently as a seven year member Show benefit the Cashiers Historical Sociof the board of The Art and Antique Dealers ety. For more information about the show League of America based in New York she and tickets to the luncheon, contact Cahelped launch and actively participates with shiers Historical Society at (828) 743-7710.
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Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival
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he Greatrevered groups er Cain music hisshiers tory. Combining Area Merthe best of folk chant’s Associmusic and rock ation (GCAMA) and roll, with a is preparing for touch of country The Cashiers thrown in, they Valley Leaf Fesgave us such hits tival, Friday as “Do You Bethrough Sunlieve in Magic,” day, October “ D a y d r e a m ,” 5th through “You Didn’t Have 7th in Downto be So Nice,” town Cashiers. “Nashville Cats” The annual art, and “Summer The Lovin’ Spoonful will perform at the Sapphire Valley Resort craft and enterin the City.” In concert on Friday evening, October 5th. tainment festi2006, the band val is expected was inducted to bring an esinto the Rock timated 5,000 plus visitors to the Cashiers and Roll Hall of Fame. The current line-up area. GCAMA organizers have added a new features founding members, Steve Boone venue this year, The Lovin’ Spoonful in con- and Joe Butler. Gates for the concert open cert on the Slopes of Sapphire Valley Resort, at 5:00 p.m. Opening acts include local Friday, October 5th. GCAMA’s Leaf Festival band the Jackson Taylor Band and Atlanta co-chairs Jodi Moore and Pat Grady believe based sister quartet, von Grey. Tickets can the show will draw additional visitors for be purchased in advance at area retailers the festival weekend. including Midnight Farms, Victoria’s Closet, Now in its fourth year, The Cashiers Valley Rusticks, Signal Ridge Marina, Cruise PlanLeaf Festival reaches into three area villages ners/Pro Management NC, Sapphire Valley - Cashiers, Glenville and Sapphire. The cen- Resort Community Center, Bear Paw Deter of activity is the Cashiers Village Green signs, Bucks, Landmark Realty Group and and Commons located at the Cashiers Cross- Cashiers Electrical Supply. General Admisroads. A juried fine art and craft show is the sion tickets are $25. VIP tickets are $50 backbone of the festival, complemented and include valet parking, and a “Meet and by local businesses, exhibits, food vendors Greet” with the band and complimentary and two stages of entertainment featuring wine and hors d’eouvres prior to the show. regional singer/songwriters. Admission to Tickets may also be purchased on line at www.visitcashiersvalley.com. the festival is free. GCAMA was founded in 2009 to further Glenville Village will present local crafters, pontoon cruises along Lake Genville’s the commercial interests of Cashiers area shoreline and a Saturday morning pancake merchants and businesses. The Cashiers breakfast and wagon ride farm tour. Sap- Valley Leaf Festival is one of their premier phire Valley Resort presents the Festival’s events created to enhance the local econo“Big Cup Golf Tournament” on Saturday, Oc- my. Other initiatives include Groovin’ on the tober 6th and has expanded their participa- Green, Cashiers Designer Showhouse Shoption by providing the Slopes venue for the pes and Christmas in Cashiers Valley. For more information on the Leaf Festival, the Lovin’ Spoonful concert on Friday evening. The Lovin’ Spoonful burst onto the ‘60’s Lovin’ Spoonful Concert and GCAMA, please music scene to become one of the most call (828) 743-5858 or (828) 482-2525.
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ACCOMMODATIONS
Meadows Mtn. Realty............
East and West.........................
4-1/2 Street Inn .....................
White Oak Realty...................
Hen House.............................. High Cotton............................
Colonial Pines Inn.................. Inn at Half Mile Farm............
RESTAURANT
Martha Anne’s........................
Whiteside Cove Cottages......
Lakeside Restaurant..............
Peak Experience....................
Mountain Brook Suites.........
Paolettis...................................
Scudders.................................
Mountain Laurel Rest............
Pescados.................................
The Summer House...............
Rosewood Market..................
Whole Life Market.................
Wild Thyme Gourmet...........
Highlands Fine Art ...............
Laurel Magazine.....................
Wolfgang’s Restaurant &
Highland Hiker.......................
Mill Creek Gallery & Framing ..
Wine Bistro.............................
Mirror Lake Antiques............
Glass.......................................
RETAIL
SERVICES
The Bascom ...........................
Alyxandra’s ............................
Creative Concepts Salon.......
Bear Mountain Outfitters......
Highlands Visitors Center.....
REAL ESTATE
Cabin Casuals.........................
Warth Construction...............
Country Club Properties.......
Drake’s Diamond Gallery ....
Aery Chiropractic &
John Cleaveland Realty..........
Dry Sink..................................
Acupuncture..........................
Sundrops on Caney Fork.......
Dutchman’s Designs..............
High Country Photo.............
ARTS
Museum of American Cut
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Robert Tino at Greenleaf Gallery
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obert A. Tino will be painting at Greenleaf Gallery in Highlands on Saturday, October 20th. Greenleaf Gallery is located at 381 Main Street.
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Highlands Arts and Crafts Show by Wiley Sloan The Highlands Woman’s Club’s Annual Arts and Craft Show, set for Saturday, October 13th, at the Highlands Civic Center, displays the finest creations of local artists and artisans.
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ince 1983, the Highlands Woman’s Club has provided a venue for all of the talented artists and craft persons of our area to offer their products. Cars line the parking area and the surrounding streets of the Highlands Civic Center and Recreation Park on the Cashiers Highway (Hwy. 64 E.), just a short two blocks from Main Street. Saturday, October 13th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., eager shoppers will fill the Rec Park as they peruse the many booths that fill the gymnasium. A wide array of quality arts and crafts are offered for sale. Choose from freshly baked cakes, pies, breads, jams, jellies and preserves. Painted furniture, stools and chairs, hand-turned bowls, rustic and refined furniture, hand-made rocking horses and cradles are just some of the many items you’ll find at this year’s show. You’ll marvel at the beautiful hand-blown glass, the Christmas ornaments, woven items, jewelry, knives, casserole carriers, garment bags, scarves and so much more. There will be food galore. There’s no better place to stock
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up on barbecue sauces and rubs, chocolate of every description, dried flowers and more. Shop for yourself and for your family and friends. The number of vendors continues to grow so you know you will find something for everyone. Be sure to check out the many vendors on the exterior of the building. You don’t want to miss their featured items, too. Fresser’s Eatery will offer delicious breakfast and lunch items. Gather your friends and come on out for a great day of shopping. Today’s Art and Craft Show has definitely matured. It is so much bigger and includes so many more vendors than those early days. When the Highlands Women’s Club started the show 29 years ago it was just a simple way local people could make a few dollars from the crafts that they had made throughout the year. Now look at the number of vendors that are involved. That’s a real success story. Join your friends and shop for exciting and useful gifts and accessories. The admission is free as is the parking.
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Cashiers Valley Preschool Annual Fall Fest by Luke Osteen Cashiers Valley Preschool will host its annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 20th, from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
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his family-friendly event will allow parents, children, and folks in the community to visit Cashiers’ Five-Star preschool, meet the teachers, tour the playground and facility, socialize and get acquainted with each other, and play lots of fun games. You’ll find hay rides, pony rides, face painting, a great cake walk, Cashiers Valley Preschool’s Bouncy House, a fire truck and firemen, and delicious food and drink for all. New this year is the Book Fair, which will offer a vast selection of early childhood books perfect for preschoolers and the people who love them. Cashiers Valley Preschool is a valuable community resource that’s a lifeline to busy young families. It provides early learning in a safe, cheerful environment, led by trained childcare specialists. Cashiers Valley Preschool is located at 219 Frank Allen Road, right behind Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library. For more information, please call the preschool at (828) 743-4320.
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Second Annual Pour le Pink
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Contributed by Callie Calloway
he second annual Pour le Pink, The race will start on the campus a 3.1 mile Walk/Run to supof HCH, travel to Buck Creek Road, port local breast health and down Cheney Lane, looping back to women’s services, will be held on the hospital campus for the finish. Saturday, October 6th, at HighlandsEvent goers are invited to participate Cashiers Hospital (HCH). The funds as runners, walkers and individuals raised will go toward maintaining or teams. Prizes will be awarded to the hospital’s spectrum of breast the top three places female/male health and women’s services. runners in each age group. “Last year’s Pour le Pink was “We encourage everyone to join a great benefit for our local comus in the fun,” said Calloway. “The munities. It raised nearly $9,000 event will not only benefit HCH, Pour le Pink, a gentle 3.1-mile Walk/Run to fight and helped build a lasting fund for but foster community awareness of breast cancer, will be staged Saturday, women’s services enabling us to women’s health and wellness. This October 6th, at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. stay up to date with critical services, is a great opportunity to support the equipment and provide our patients hospital that helps keep our commuthe best quality care possible,” said race organizer Callie nity healthy.” Calloway, Communications Specialist at HCH. “Those funds Sponsorship opportunities from $100 to $1000 are availhelped to provide seven local breast cancer survivors strug- able. Registration for Pour le Pink is under way. Entry fee is gling financially with treatment as well as allowed the hos- $30 for adults Child rate is $5. The 5k race is open to male/ pital to sustain its digital mammography services and other female runners and walkers of all ages and will begin at 9:00 health services unique to women. We are hoping for the a.m. More information is available online at www.highlandscasame success this year!” shiershospital.org or contact Callie Calloway at (828) 526-1313.
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A Highlands Halloween by Wiley Sloan
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ince 1991 Highlands has been celebrating Halloween in a positive way. Downtown Trick or Treat sponsored by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center provides a night to remember. Whether you have children and grandchildren who are hankering for a shopping bag full of treats or you are “of the vintage variety” who just enjoys watching people, the Highlands’ Halloween celebration is the place for you. This is a night where local merchants, civic groups, even some of the local churches, join together for a fun-filled evening. Some of our friends delay returning to their winter residence just to enjoy Halloween in Highlands. Wednesday night, October 31st, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., the downtown shopping district of Highlands will be transformed into a scene from a Hollywood movie. You’ll be amazed at the supremely-creative costumes that some of your Highlands neighbors will don. Shop owners enjoy this special time of year when all of us in the Highlands community gather together to provide a worry-free environment for all of the children to celebrate “Trick or Treat.” Watching the parade of costumes on Main and Fourth Streets is just as mesmerizing as watching the stars of Hollywood walk the Red Carpet. Children of all sizes are transformed to their favorite character. Lions and tigers, ballerinas and princesses, knights, heroes from recent movies, join age
old favorites like Spider-Man, heroes from Star Wars - you name it and you may see it during a Highland’s Halloween. Some of your neighbors get a five star rating for their costumes, too. Witches galore dot the landscape along with political figures, ghouls and goblins. Elvis may return for the evening along with the Great Pumpkin. Our furry companions get into the action too. You’ll be amazed at the costumes you see. Stop by the Chamber’s food booth manned by the Highlands Mountain Top Rotary Club to enjoy a hot dog and your favorite beverage. Travel back up the street toward the newly-renovated Town Square to enjoy the music of Mike Murphy. Along the way you’ll have the opportunity to gather a tummy-aching trove of chocolate, caramel and other tooth-decaying goodies. Growing up in a small town in Tennessee, I fondly remember the Halloween carnival at my grade school. Various classes worked for days and weeks to see who could create the best Halloween-related environment. The fifth grade’s “House of Horrors” was home to ghosts and goblins replete with creaking doors, witches and goblins. We shrieked as Dracula rose from his coffin in the eerie green light of the swamp. There was apple bobbing, a sponge toss, popcorn and candy apples and so much more. The whole community came together to create a fun evening for the area youngsters, much like Highlands does today.
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A Successful Relay for Life Contributed by Ellen Bauman Highlands Relay For Life’s bottom line proves it was a Big Night in a Little Town
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e would like to thank the residents of Highlands for their generosity and support. Over 500 people attended the night of Relay which helped us “Turn up the Heat on Cancer.” Our grand total so far is over $105,000! Our goal was $100,000. This outstanding show of support proves that the people of Highlands stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the American Cancer Society to achieve its mission of saving lives by helping people stay well, by helping people get well, by finding cures, and fighting back. We were honored to be joined by 75 survivors who walked the opening Survivors Lap, officially kicking off this year’s event. These survivors are the reason we continue the fight. Their participation inspires hope in those currently battling cancer. A special thanks to the many Relay For Life volunteers who worked to make this event a success – celebrating the lives of those who have battled cancer, remembering loved ones lost, and pledging to fight back against the disease.
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Many thanks to our planning committee headed up by Mike Murphy and Debbie Grossman and our 22 teams and their hard working captains who did an outstanding job of putting the event together. We had over 30 people join ACS Cancer Action Network. ACS CAN is the nations leading cancer advocacy organization that is working everyday to make cancer issues a national priority. Please visit www.acscan.org for more information. We also appreciate the generosity of this year’s corporate sponsors. Relay For Life would not be possible without them. Our corporate sponsors donated over $30,000 in funds and in kind donations. We look forward to another great Relay season in Highlands in 2013 and are excited about working with the community on this truly grassroots effort to help end cancer. You may get involved with Relay For Life at any time of year by going to our web site www.relayforlife.org/highlands for more information.
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The Food Pantry’s Empty Bowls Contributed by Faviola Olvera
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s part of the of the Empty Bowls event, guests are invited to come and share a bowl of soup and bread at the Highlands Presbyterian Church on Sunday, October 21st, from 11:30 a.m. until 1:45 p.m. or as long as the bowls last. The Empty Bowls Project is an international effort to fight hunger. Guests are asked to keep a handcrafted bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Food Pantry of Highlands, a collaborative project between The International Friendship Center and the Highlands United Methodist Church and Fish and Loaves Food Pantry in Cashiers. Local and regional artists hand crafted five hundred bowls at The Bascom-A Center for the Visual Arts especially for the event. Cost is $20 per bowl. Children eat free, but will not be provided a keepsake bowl unless purchased. Bowl tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door. Please contact the International Friendship Center for more information, (828) 526-0890 x 252.
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Fishes and Loaves Empty Bowls Contributed by Kelly Donaldson
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n Sunday, Oct. 21st, bowls for the event this year. the Fishes and Loaves The bowls will be filled with Food Pantry in Casoup and bread donated by shiers will hold its second anlocal restaurants. nual Empty Bowls fundraiser The cost for the bowl is from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. $20 and diners will be able to at the Zachary-Tolbert House keep the bowl as a memento. in Cashiers. While at the Zachary-Tolbert The Empty Bowls Project is House, patrons can enjoy an international movement tours of the historic structure built upon a single idea: Potas well. ters and other craftspeople, All proceeds will go to the educators and others work Fishes and Loaves Food Panwith the community to create try in Cashiers. A similar event handcrafted bowls. Guests will be held at the First PresAbove are some of the bowls at last year’s Empy Bowls are invited to a simple meal byterian Church in Highlands fundraiser for the Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry in Cashiers. of soup and bread. In exto benefit the The Food PanPhoto by Irv Welling change for a cash donation, try in Highlands. For anyone guests are asked to keep a who cannot attend, tickets bowl as a reminder of all the and bowls can be purchased empty bowls in the world. The money raised is donated to prior to the event at the Cashiers Historical Society. For an organization working to end hunger and food insecurity. more information, call Carole Stork at (828) 743-3222 or eThe Bascom will be hosting potters to throw 1,000 mail her at carolestork@earthlink.net.
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Music Stirs the Soul by Wiley Sloan
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A vibrant music program brings the sound of the mountains to Highlands First Presbyterian Church, Sunday, October 7th. For more information, call (828) 526-3175.
eople who have followed the music of the Highlands First Presbyterian Church over the past several years realize that the church enjoys a wide variety of musical styles. In addition to the regular performances of the Chancel Choir and organist/pianist Angie Jenkins, the church hosts a variety of guest musicians. Sure, you hear the old time favorite gospel songs, but you also hear music of many different genres. Throughout the summer the Church hosts Musical Interludes for all of us in the community. They feature musicians from throughout the area including musicians from Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. On Saturday, September 1st and Sunday, September 2nd, the sanctuary of the Church was filled with the music of nationally-renowned musical Renaissance man Randall Atcheson. A child prodigy on both piano and organ, Atcheson has performed numerous times at Carnegie Hall and throughout the world. Atcheson thrilled the audience with music that included Scriabin, Bach, Chopin, Liszt plus old-time gospel and patriotic music. His Steinway piano reverberated as Atcheson wowed the audience with his expertise. On October 7th, First Presbyterian will host nationally-
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known Curtis Blackwell & The Dixie Bluegrass Boys. Curtis is a former member of the legendary Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys who made the Orange Blossom Special known to households throughout the south. He has been honored at the International Bluegrass Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky. Bluegrass music has filled the hills of North Carolina as amateurs and professionals have played banjos, guitars, fiddles and mandolins. Blackwell and his band are just one of several Bluegrass bands who have been a part of Highlands First Presbyterian Church’s worship services over the past several months. Members of the church started talking a year or more ago about incorporating various types of music into their worship services. Some specifically requested Bluegrass music. To fulfill this request, the Music Department invited Bluegrass bands such as Chatham County Line and the Mountain Faith Bluegrass Group to perform. People couldn’t sit still as they enjoyed the music of the Foxfire Boys of Dillard, Georgia. Come join the worship service of First Presbyterian Church on Sunday, October 7th, for Bluegrass Sunday. The Church is located at 471 Main Street. For more information, call (828) 526-3175.
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Mtn. LaureL ShoppeS
Dining Shopping Accommodations Slabtown Road off Hwy. 107 N. Cashiers, NC
Map of Cashiers
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CASHIERS MAP KEY
AccommodAtions High Hampton inn & country club the mountain Laurel inn Arts Blue Valley Gallery
Highland Hiker
Highlands emporium interior enhancements into the Woods Home interiors Lenz Gifts & Linens Lotsa consignment shop midnight Farms
cashiers Hillside Artists chivaree southern Art and design mountain mist Gallery reAL estAte Betsy Paul Properties
mountain House nature’s Vitamins nearly new/ellen’s nora & co Priscilla’s, the decorative touch
Landmark realty Group silver creek real estate Group restAurAnts Boar’s Head deli
rock ‘n rooster rusticks ryan & company s’more Kids Klothes
cafe 107 crossroads Grill/Village scoop Hunts Brothers Pizza sapphire Brewery & Pub the Bodacious Bear Pub the Zookeeper Bistro retAiL Bear’s den Bird Barn and Gift emporium Blue ridge Bedding/ carolina rustic Furniture Bounds cave Brooking’s cashiers Village Anglers Bumpkins cashiers customs catbird seat cJ Brownhouse consignment market corner store dovetail Antiques Fiddlehead designs
summer Place Antiques the Look Jewelry and Gifts tom sawyer tree Farm Victoria's closet Vc for men Vivianne metzger Antiques Woof Gang Bakery Zoller Hardware the designer’s market serVices cashiers chamber cashiers BP cashiers exxon cashiers Printing cashiers Valley Preschool Fancy Paws dog Grooming Jennifer Haynes massage therapy Keystone Kitchen & Bath Peter J Pioli interiors signal ridge marina
GG’s consignments *etc
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A Chocolate Fantasy Contributed by Betty Bandy The Scaly Mountain Women’s Club’s irresistible Chocolate Booth means sweet benefits for the entire community.
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he Scaly Mountain Women’s club has the answer to your craving for chocolate. Find the Chocolate Fantasy booth at the Highlands Craft Show, held every fall at the Highlands Recreation Center. This year the Craft Show will be held on October 13th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The women from Scaly Mountain are known for their cooking and are able to use their cooking skills to raise money for their scholarships and other local charities. The Chocolate Fantasy booth has been a huge success since it started in 2001. The first year it was discovered that each member had to do lots more baking in order to have enough to last the entire day. Upon arriving at the Craft Show, you can easily identify the Scaly Mountain Women’s Club Chocolate Fantasy booth. It attracts a lot of attention because the goodies are so beautifully displayed and because of the divine smell of the chocolate. All the members look sharp wearing identical aprons. The booth looks like something out of a magazine with the chocolate wrapped in cellophane and tied with ribbons If the delicious chocolate does not give you enough reason to come to the free Craft Show, you will want to hear about the amazing financial help that is being provided by the money being raised. Every penny of the proceeds goes to help the community. The Scaly Mountain Women’s Club has contributed $200,000 to the community with over $100,000 helping one hundred students during the last 22 years. During these tough times, the help with school expenses is very much appreciated. The members have also created another cookbook, Second Helping – a sequel to the popular It Just Tastes Better in the Mountains which sold out after two printings. The new cookbook, aprons and dishtowels will also be sold in the Chocolate Fantasy booth. Come to the Chocolate Fantasy booth at the Highlands Craft Fair on October 13th and buy lots of chocolate. You will be glad you did, and the members will be so grateful for your help. Contact Chairman Nancy Aldridge, nanalou96@gmail.com with any questions you may have. Also check out the website: www.scalymountainwomensclub.org.
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dd some extra-delicious shades While festival-goers are enjoying the of red to a visit for fall leaf season blazing reds, oranges and golds of the fall in the North Carolina Mountains. foliage and the apples, they will also be Celebrate the Fuji, Gala, Pink Lady, Honey able to peruse colorful artworks. QuiltCrisp, McIntosh – and even more varieties maker Ashley Jones will be displaying of apples – at High Hampton Inn’s Second not only quilts, but tote bags, aprons, Annual Apple Festival on October 7th. table runners, and more items for sale at This free, day-long event, which is open her booth. Steve Hunter of Aria Woodto the public, is a salute to fall’s favorite turnings, a seventh-generation native of fruit with a bounty of apple delicacies, Transylvania County, North Carolina, will live music, and artistic crafts. The fun will be featuring hand-carved bowls, candletake place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. sticks and boxes made of domestically “Last year’s festival was such a success, grown wood. To add to the festival that we are making it a yearly event, in atmosphere, North Carolina bluegrass keeping with our commitment to tradimusic will be playing toe-tapping tunes tion and nature-driven activities,” said throughout the day. Clifford Meads, General Manager of High Visitors who plan to stay for the Hampton Inn. “Fall is also the ideal time weekend can also enjoy all of the amazHigh Hampton Inn’s Apple Festival celebrates to visit High Hampton because the proping amenities of the High Hampton Inn. the sweetest part of the Blue Ridge erty is graced with stunning foliage, and They can take in the fresh mountain air Mountains’ heritage, Sunday, October 7th. the cool temperatures are perfect for enduring a hike along more than 15 miles joying all the outdoor amenities we offer.” of on-property trails, including ChimThe High Hampton Apple Festival will celebrate the apple ney Top Mountain and Rock Mountain; play a round of golf with a variety of tasty products provided by Creasman Farms or tennis, or spend a peaceful afternoon fishing or boating and Beehive Orchards, growers from the Hendersonville, NC on Hampton Lake. For those seeking a day of pampering, the area. Each will have a booth to showcase their apples and apple Hampton Health Club & Spa features a variety of total body products, and guests will be able to sample the different variet- relaxation and de-stressing treatments. ies each grower produces. The festival will feature homemade For additional information about the Apple Festival or to reapple cider, apple ice cream, apple cakes and muffing, and other serve a room for the weekend, please contact High Hampton treats prepared by High Hampton Inn Chef Sean Ruddy, as well Inn at (800) 334-2551 or visit www.highhamptoninn.com. Rates start at $130 per person, double occupancy. as the growers.
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Cub Scout Bingo at Community Building by Wiley Sloan
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your support of the ingo enthusiScouts by making a doasts are cleannation and sponsoring a ing their green table. A one-page ad is eye shades and dustonly $50; half-page ads ing off their hearing $25. Make your checks aids. Their “lucky payable to Highlands cards” are waiting Rotary Club. Call Jodie for Cub Scout Bingo Cook at (828) 526-2742 on Thursday, Octoto buy an ad. ber 4th. Games start You’ll have a second at 6:30 p.m. at the chance to hone your Highlands Communibingo skills with the ty Building next door There’s always room at the table for bingo fanatics. Highlands School’s Fall to the ballpark on the Fling PTO Bingo on OcCashiers Highway. tober 20th. Bring all Even if you say, “I never win anything,” don’t despair. They always include your friends and come to Highlands School on Saturday, at least one game of “The Biggest Loser” for folks like you. October 20th, at 6:30 p.m. All funds raised will go to underThe last person to have a space on their card covered wins write the many programs that the Parents Teachers Organia prize. So even you can win. Plus for a mere $15 for the zation sponsors throughout the year. Yes, they will accept whole night (one card, 15 games), you’ll have an entertain- sponsorships too. ing evening while supporting the Cub Scouts of the area. Half of the bingo money goes to the non-profit agency The Highlands Cub Scout Troop helps young men learn all of the evening and the other half will go to lucky winners. types of skills that benefit them throughout their lifetime. Game number 15 gives you the chance to win some seriShould your luck change and you win a prize, you can do- ous money. Laugh a lot, share with friends and support the Scouts and the PTO at Highlands School. Two nights -- nunate your winning back to the Scouts. If you want to do even more, you can be a Table Spon- merous chances to win. It’s always a great way to have fun. sor. Open to business owners and individuals, you can show See you there.
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Vintage Marketplace Benefits Gilliam’s Promise by Wiley Sloan Highlands’ Vintage Marketplace will showcase a rich assortment of treasures from days gone by, Saturday, October 27th, at the Community Building.
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n October 27th, come explore the Vintage Marketplace - a treasure trove of vintage furniture, books, eclectic collectibles, linens, toys, garden art, repurposed items and unique finds. You’ll find eye-catching items perfect for updating your homes plus great Christmas and birthday gifts. While you’re enjoying shopping, you’re helping the young people who are a part of Gilliam’s Promise -- a drug and alcohol prevention program for local teens. Twenty percent of all sales will go to the programs of Gilliam’s Promise.
Perhaps you’ve seen “Storage Wars” or similar programs on HGTV. The folks on these shows are amateurs when compared to our own Amanda Crowe and Tamara Bronaugh. These two women have that special eye for seeing the potential in items that others would discard. The Vintage Marketplace will be staged at the Highlands Community Building, located on the Cashiers Highway (US Hwy 64) next to the Town Ballfield from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday October 27th. Call (828) 482-2029 for more info.
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Buckeye Donkey Basketball Some will ride to glory, some will make, er, “donkeys” of themselves – it’s Donkey Basketball, set for October 27th at the Highlands Recreation Center.
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ighlands School Class of 2015 will host a fundraiser featuring Buckeye Donkey Basketball on Saturday, October 27th, at the Highlands Recreation Center. Never heard of Donkey Basketball? It has been a popular fundraising event in small town America since the depression. Team members ride real, live donkeys and play basketball while raising money for their organization. Buckeye Donkey Ball is a family-owned company that has been up and running since 1934. Every year they provide hundreds of schools and organizations with family friendly entertainment and fundraisers. Humane treatment of the animals is always their first consideration. A dinner will start at 5:00 p.m. with concessions available throughout the night. Game time is 6:30 p.m. with two preliminary games, followed by a final championship game.
The featured teams are Highlands School Alumni captained by Jeremy Dooley, Highlands School Staff captained by Brett Lamb, Highlands Rotary Club captained by Paul Christy, and the Highlands Volunteer Fire Department team captained by John Crowe. Class sponsors are also sponsoring a “Donkey Doo Competition.” Whoever collects the most donations in their bucket gets a golden shovel and the title of donkey pooper scooper for the night. Sponsors are Brett Lamb, Chris Green, Ryan Potts and Gina Billingsley. There will also be $1.00 Donkey rides during halftime of each game, as well as a 50/50 Raffle. Come out and enjoy all the excitement. For more information, contact Marjorie Crowe at (828) 342-9475.
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Mark Your Calendar • Exhibits on display at The Bascom: American Craft Today through December 29; Members Challenge: Couples through October 14; Art Rosenbaum’s Voices and Margo Rosenbaum’s Visions through November 10; Alex Matisse’s Ometto through October 21, (828) 526-4949. • Linda Richards Furs Trunk Show through October, Francie Hargrove, (828) 743-9700. • Lauren LaChance Botanicals Trunk Show, October 4-9, Acorn’s (828) 787-1887. • Cub Scout Bingo, 6:30 p.m., Thursday, October 4, Highlands Community Building. • Jude Frances Jewelry Trunk Show, October 5-7, Acorn’s (828) 787-1887. • Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival, October 5-7, Cashiers Village Green and Commons, as well as Glenville and Sapphire, GCAMA, (828) 743-5858 or (828) 482-2525. • Lovin’ Spoonful in concert on the Slopes of Sapphire Valley Resort, 5 p.m., Friday, October 5, as part of Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival, (828) 743-7663. • An Intimate Evening with Frank Sinatra featuring Gabe Russo, October 5-14, Highlands Playhouse, (828) 526-2695. • Second Annual Pour le Pink, 3.1-mile Walk/Run to fight breast cancer, Saturday, October 6, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, (828) 526-1313. • “Big Cup Golf Tournament”, Saturday, October 6, Sapphire Valley Resort, part of the Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival, (828) 743-5858 or (828) 482-2525. • Carpe Diem Farms Anniversary Celebration, Saturday, October 6, featuring John Michael Montgomery live in concert on the lawn and again for the Tux, Tails and Blue Jeans Ball. Call (828) 526-5700 for tickets. • Wine Tasting, 2-4 p.m., Saturdays, October 6 and 13, Dusty’s, (828) 526-2762. • Highlands Nature Center’s “Fall Leaf Colors”, 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, October 6. Advanced registration requested; please call (828) 526-2623. • Lucy Mitchell exhibit opens Saturday, October 6, reception with the artist 4-6 p.m., Chivaree Southern Art & Design, (828) 743-6195. • Highlands First Presbyterian hosts Curtis Blackwell & The Dixie Bluegrass Boys during the worship service, Sunday, October 7, (828) 526-3175. • Second Annual Apple Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, October 7, High Hampton Inn, (800) 334-2551. • Essence of the Figure workshop with Donna Polseno, 10 a.m-4 p.m., October 8-12, The Bascom, (828) 526-4949. • Jewelry Trunk Show, October 11-13, Vivace - Highlands, (828) 526-1880. • Color Theory with Rosemary Stiefel, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., October 11-12, The Bascom, (828) 526-4949. • Planet Clothing Trunk Show, October 12-14, Acorn’s (828) 787-1887. • Highlands Woman’s Club’s Annual Arts and Craft Show, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Saturday, October 13, Highlands Civic Center. • Chocolate Fantasy Booth by Scaly Mountain Women’s Club, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, October 13, at Highlands Craft Show at Highlands Recreation Center. • Georgia Mountain Jubilee, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, October 13, Clayton, Ga. • Spooky Raku with Frank Vickery, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturdays, October 13, 20, 27, The Bascom, (828) 526-
4949. • Cashiers Valley Garden Quilt Raffle, drawing Sunday, October 14. View and buy tickets at Sapphire Valley Craft Show, October 13-14, (828) 743-0829. • Julie CollectionTrunk Show, October 17-24, Acorn’s (828) 787-1887. • Cashiers Second Annual Quail Antiques Show, October 18-20, two locations: High Hampton Inn and Mitten Lane, ((828) 743-2393 or (918) 995-3168. • Diamonds Are Waiting Event, October 19-21, Highlands Fine Art & Estate Jewelry, (828) 526-0656. • Mary Helen McCoy, will speak at luncheon, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Friday, October 19, at the Chattooga Club, as part of the Second Annual Quail Antiques Show, (828) 743-2393 or (918) 995-3168. • Fall Colors Art Show, 12- 6 p.m., Friday, October 19, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, October 20, Highlands Recreation Park, Art League of Highlands. • Mephisto Trunk Show, Saturday, October 20, Highland Hiker Shoes, (828) 526-2511. • Robert A. Tino will painting at Greenleaf Gallery in Highlands on Saturday. October 20, (828) 526-9333. • Kristi Hyde Jewelry Trunk Show, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, October 20, Chivaree Southern Art & Design, (828) 743-6195. • Cashiers Valley Preschool Annual Fall Fest, 2-5 p.m., Saturday, October 20, (828) 743-4320. • Red October exhibition, featuring Pat Calderone, Mase Lucas, and Julie Hilliard, opens Saturday, October 20, reception 5-9 p.m.at Calderone’s Gallery, 3608 Highway 246 in Sky Valley, Ga. (706) 746-5540. • Nasheville Bluegrass Band, 8 p.m., Saturday, October 20, Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, (828) 526-9047. • Food Pantry’s Empty Bowls Project, 11:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m. or as long as the bowls last., Sunday, October 21, Highlands Presbyterian Church, presented by International Friendship Center, (828) 526-0890 x 252. • Cashiers Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry second annual Empty Bowls fundraiser, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Zachary-Tolbert House. If you cannot attend, tickets and bowls can be purchased prior to the event at Cashiers Historical Society. For more information, call Carole Stork at (828) 743-3222. • An Afternoon at the Opera with the Atlanta Opera, 3-5 p.m., Sunday, October 21, Performing Arts Center, fundraiser for Gilliam’s Promise, 828-526-9047. • Half Mile Farm will host a European Wine Dinner, Friday, October 26, 828-526-8170. • Pancake Breakfast, 7:30-10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 27, Scaly Mountain Women’s Club, Ole’ Scaly School House. • Highlands’ Vintage Marketplace, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m., Saturday, October 27, Highlands Community Building, 20% percent of all sales to benefit Gilliam’s Promise, (828) 482-2029. • Buckeye Donkey Basketball, 5 p.m., Saturday, October 27, Highlands Recreation Center, fundraiser for Highlands School Class of 2015, (828) 342-9475. • Highlands Downtown Trick or Treat, 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, October 31, Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center. • Betsy Paul Art Raffle benefitting Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire Department, drawing October 31, (828) 743-0880.
Weekly Events EVERy MONDAy • Core yoga, 8:30 a.m., Cashiers Valley Fusion, (828) 743-9000. • Hatha Level 1-2, 9:30 a.m., Yoga Highlands, (828) 526-8880. • Fundamentals of yoga-Beginners, 8:30 a.m., Cashiers Valley Fusion, (828) 743-9000. • yoga All Levels, 5:30 p.m. Yoga Highlands, (828) 526-8880. • Pilates with Sandi Trevathon, 4 p.m., Jane Woodruff Clinic, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, (828) 526-5862. • Barn Jamming with James, Fressers Eatery, (828) 526-8847. EVERy TuESDAy • Dulcimer Jam, 10 a.m., Bird Barn & Gift Emporium, (828) 7433797. • Hatha yoga-Level 1-2, 10:30 a.m., Cashiers Valley Fusion, (828) 743-9000. • Highlands Rotary Club, noon, Highlands Community Center. • Duplicate Bridge, 12:45 p.m., Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library. (828) 743-0215. • Weight Watchers, 5:30 p.m., Highlands Rec Park. • Mat Pilates, 5:30 p.m., Cashiers Valley Fusion, (828) 743-9000. EVERy WEDNESDAy • Highlands Mountaintop Rotary, 7:30 a.m., dining room at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. • Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley, 8 a.m., Cashiers United Methodist Church, (828) 743-2243. • Mat Pilates, 9 a.m., Cashiers Valley Fusion, (828) 743-9000. • Hatha yoga Level 1-2, 9:30 a.m., Yoga Highlands, (828) 5268880. • Cashiers Quilters Guild, 12:30 p.m., Cashiers Methodist Church. • Duplicate Bridge Games, 12:30 p.m., Highlands Civic Center. • Mah Jong games open to the public, 1 p.m., Albert Carlton Cashiers-Community Library, (828) 743-0215. • Pilates with Sandi Trevathon, 4 p.m., Jane Woodruff Clinic Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, (828) 526-5862. • Slow Flow yoga, 5:30 p.m., Cashiers Valley Fusion, (828) 7439000. • Bluegrass, 8:30 p.m., Ugly Dog Pub, (828) 526-8364. EVERy THuRSDAy • Fundamentals of yoga-Beginners/Level 1, 10:30 a.m., Cashiers Valley Fusion, (828) 743-9000. • yoga Foundations, 3:30 p.m. Yoga Highlands, (828) 526-8880. • Zumba, 5:30 p.m., Cashiers Valley Fusion, (828) 743-9000. EVERy FRIDAy • Mat Pilates, 9 a.m., Cashiers Valley Fusion, (828) 743-9000. • Duplicate Bridge Games, 12:30 p.m., Highlands Civic Center. • Live Music, 6 p.m.-close, Hummingbird Lounge, Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625. EVERy SATuRDAy • Birding Field Trips, 7:30 a.m., Highlands Plateau Audubon Society, meet at Highlands Town Hall, (828) 743-9670. • Highlands Farmer’s Market, 8 a.m., Highlands School, (828) 526-4858. • yoga All Levels, 9:30 a.m., Yoga Highlands, (828) 526-8880. • Vinyasa Flow yoga, 9 a.m., Cashiers Valley Fusion, (828) 7439000. • Bascom Community Knitters, 10 a.m., The Bascom, (828) 5264949. • Live Music, 4:30 p.m., Wine Garden, Madison’s, (828) 7872625. • Live Music, 6 p.m.-close, Hummingbird Lounge, Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625. EVERy SuNDAy • Live Music, 4:30 p.m., Wine Garden, Madison’s, (828) 7872625.
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Cover Artist Tom Roddy by Donna Rhodes
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aybe the reason Tom Roddy treats each day like opening night is that he has come to appreciate life’s fragility. He lost his father, his wife and a son to cancer. Now, he savors every minute he is granted, and that is reflected in the volume, content, spirit, and brilliant color of his art. Having dealt with such great loss, he finds comfort in angels and they have become a theme in his work. His spirituality spreads even further to his floral designs, which frequently adorn altars of local sanctuaries. “I’ve always enjoyed working with flowers. When I retired in Atlanta I moved to Highlands where I worked for a local florist for three years. That refined my arranging skills. I now grow my own flowers. This is the first time I have had a personal garden from which to pick.” Roddy used to worry that he was spread too thin… working in too many mediums. But as he grows older, he accepts, and even celebrates, his once-perceived flaw as now an asset. He dabbled in photography a while and was told by his teacher that he had an abstract eye; that is, the ability to bypass detail for the sake of color, form, shape, and crisp composition. This was after a phase of doing tiny, detailed realism in oils. That epiphany combined with all that life had thrown at him shifted him into a new, looser, bolder style, which remains his trademark today. 54 | October 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
Roddy also enjoys working with repurposed materials, particularly rusty metals and distressed, textural surfaces. “I like putting things together and creating art out of it all. I spend a lot of time at flea markets and thrift stores collecting objects for my stockpile. Now people just bring stuff to me and deposit it on my doorstep.” For someone who readily admits he likes immediate gratification in his work, it is not surprising that he enjoys having several ideas going at once so he can glide from one to another. He says, “I keep moving through these things that pop into my mind.” For example, working on an angel commission, scouting out a perfect cabbage for a floral focal point, and photographing an idea for a 3-D composition might be all in a day’s work. Having lost so much, including a substantial part of his hearing, doesn’t seem to dampen Roddy’s enthusiasm. He says, “God compensated a hearing loss with wonderful eyesight. Looking at the trees, the moss, the lichens, the wildflowers, and the beauty of God’s creation is the fuel that stokes my fires every day. I have a feast for my eyes and I am loving it.” He reminds us that all we have is right now, so turn up the lights and bring on the roses, baby. Every day is the real performance. You can see some of Roddy’s work at Chivaree Southern Art and Design in Cashiers, or you can contact him at: tomincarolina@gmail.com.
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Highlands Through the Seasons by Donna Rhodes
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o s t peop l e buy a beautiful book to show off their coffee table. Now that Highlands photographer Cynthia Strain has published Highlands Through the Seasons, people are buying coffee tables to show off her book. Strain says, “I have been thinking about publishing a book of Highlands area photos for years.” And no wonder. In the three decades Strain has lived in Highlands she has taken tens of thousands of photographs. Suffice it to say, the girl is prolific. And she is deeply passionate about her work, though she might call it play. To top it off, her photographs aren’t just good, they are eye-popping beautiful, drenched in color, swathed in atmosphere, and sizzling with wow-factor. People have been bugging Strain to compile a book for a long time. She thought about it, but that’s as far as it went. Then two years ago she got a dynamite new camera and that is what really sealed the deal. The quality of image was so stunning, she felt like her book was finally a reality. Sunsets, sunrises, wildlife, wildflowers, mountain vistas, Whiteside in profile, in rain and snow and seasonal shifts, churches, waterfalls, Chattooga’s Iron Bridge, and all the things that personify Highlands vibrate on every page of this seasonal journey. And one book inspires another. Strain has ideas for more publications. She says, “It’s exciting. I have a feeling this will open doors and change my life. I am on a new adventure. This is a profoundly significant milestone for me.”
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But there is one more supremely satisfying thing about her book. She says, “I am so happy to share this creation with the community of Highlands. It is a celebration of the town that I love. I did this because I love this place.” And, in typical Strain style, not only is she capturing Highlands’ heart in digital imagery, she is giving a portion of the book’s proceeds to organizations that support the local conservation and environmental effort. Stay tuned for information about book signings, public appearances, and local availability. Call or visit Strain at Mill Creek Gallery and Framing, (828) 787-2021 or check out www.cystrainphotos.com. You will see why a favorite quote from Horace stokes her artistic fire: A picture is a poem without words. Now go out and buy a new coffee table. Highlands Through the Seasons is waiting!
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he season is winding down in tick-tock-tober, as we gain an hour and roll back our clocks. Why not dedicate that reclaimed hour to a worthwhile project at The Bascom: a class, a gallery tour, or a contribution to the Empty Bowls project? If a workshop intrigues you, consider The Essence of the Figure with Donna Polseno, Monday through Friday, October 8th through 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The human figure, especially the female form defines the aesthetic of western art. Learn simple hand building sculptural methods using coils, slabs, and press molds to create contours that reflect your own unique perspective of the feminine. Intermediate and advanced student tuition: $520 member/$555 non-member. Spooky Raku, an annual Bascom event, is hosted by Frank Vickery Saturdays, October 13th, 20th, 27th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Raku firing is Wednesday, October 31st. Tuition for beginning and intermediate levels is $245 member/$280 non-member. Color Theory with Rosemary Stiefel offered Thursday and Friday, October 11th and 12th, 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. is designed to make color your ally. If choosing and mixing colors has been a muddy proposition, let Rosemary show you simple steps to making primary, secondary and intermediate colors your new best friends. Tuition is beginning, intermediate, and advanced students is $150 for members/$185 for non-members. There are four exhibits currently on display, two of which close mid-October, so catch them before they are shipped to new destinations! American Craft Today remains on exhibit now through December 29th. Nearly 50 craftspeople participated in a wide range of mediums including fiber, furni-
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ture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper and woodcraft objects. Visit it in the Buntzl Gallery. The Bascom Members Challenge: Couples closes October 14th. The theme is pairings of things, salt and pepper, Jekyll and Hyde. The Members Challenge will also serve as a platform for selecting works to be included in the Healing Arts Project, in partnership with the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. Art Rosenbaum’s Voices and Margo Rosenbaum’s Visions now through November 10th in the Loft Gallery depicts rural Southern life with combinations of both real and imagined people, places and events. These works are on display in the permanent collection space in the Balcony at The Bascom. Alex Matisse’s Ometto now through October 21st adorn the Campus. Ometto is Italian for “Little Man.” Matisse’s ceramic pots have a figurative quality, unimposing and delightful additions to garden and landscape and may even serve as memorial markers. Don’t miss delightful exhibitions by up-and-coming artists in the Eckerd Children’s Gallery. On October 21st attend the Empty Bowls Project. The Highlands event will take place at the Presbyterian Church and the Cashiers event will take place at the Zachary Tolbert House. The Bascom’s Outreach program had an Empty Bowl-a-thon, in August. All bowls made during the workshop will be donated to local food pantries as part of the Empty Bowls Project, a grassroots movement to fight world hunger. Professional potters Pat Taylor, Ned Turnbull, Rob Withrow, Mike Lalone and Harry Souchon participated in this event. For more information about classes, exhibitions and other Bascom events, call (828) 526-4949 or visit www. thebascom.org.
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his is the third time that AnAnnell finds her creative muse nell Metsker has graciously in her home on Lake Glenville donated a painting to benwhere the peacefulness and enefit the Cashiers-Glenville Fire ergy of the mountains inspire her Department through the monthly paintings. Her portrait studio in art raffle held at Betsy Paul PropCharlotte, specializing in heirloom erties. Annell’s creation, given for portraits of children and families, the October Art Raffle, is a dehas been named Best of Charlotte lightful painting of a dog. Photographers for several years. Annell L. Metsker, known proHer art is exhibited at Blue Valfessionally as Annell, combines ley Gallery in Cashiers, www.anphotography and painting to crenell.com, www.hackerstudiogallery. ate images that evoke the soul of com/Annell-L-Metsker.html and has her subjects and portray mood pride of place in many private colThe Betsy Paul art raffle for the Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire and emotion visually. Whether lections across the US. Contact Department, will be held on October 31st in the afternoon. For she is creating a portrait, landher at annell@annell.com, (828) more information, call (828) 743-0880. 743-5784 or (877) 847-8281 for scape or figurative work of art more information. she is able to use the beauty and Viewers are invited to see each month’s raffle item on dismystery of light and shadow, and the rhythm of motion to captivate the viewer’s attention. She works intuitively with play from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday her subjects to reveal beauty and authenticity in her art. at Betsy Paul Properties, 870 Highway 64 West, Cashiers, Whether you are looking for a photographic portrait, or a North Carolina. Checks can also be mailed directly to the painting of your children, family, pets, or a favorite travel Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department, P.O. Box 713, Cashiers, image, Annell will create a work of art that captures their North Carolina, 28717. For more information contact Betsy true essence. Paul Properties, (828) 743-0880.
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Hal Phillips Entertains at Skyline Lodge by Wiley Sloan
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al Phillips enjoyed emulatarea, they clamored for swing ing everything that his faand ragtime tunes. Some of ther did. He would sit on the pianos he played were so the piano bench as his Dad pracworn that the ivory was totalticed his scales before his next ly gone, only wood remained. piano lesson. Hal had to wear gloves to play. Soon the music bug had bitHe traveled the world ten Hal too, and he began lesplaying in supper clubs from sons. He had a gift for music. Hal Florida to the Gold Coast, practiced steadily and continued Michigan and North Carohis musical training throughout lina. Like so many artists, Hal high school. His classical training was captured by the allure of evolved until in high school he the Western North Carolina formed a dance band combo. mountains. There was not a Hal always enjoyed the music high demand for piano playof Johnny Mercer and Duke Elers at that time. The few reslington. During the 1950’s and taurants that had pianos had 1960’s he expanded his reperolder upright models. Sometoire to include Erroll Garner, Chitimes he would cook in the co Hamilton, and Art Tatum. He morning and then play piano Hal Phillips’ magnificent musicianship, on display at fell hard for jazz singer-composer to entertain the guests in the Altitudes Restaurant at Skyline Lodge, is the product of a Mel Torme and the astonishing evening. He remembers fondlifetime of study and passion. vocal talents of Ella Fitzgerald. He ly of playing at the Rib Room loved the way that they improTavern at Sapphire Valley and vised. Hal learned to do that too. After high school, he con- the Tavern at High Hampton. tinued his education at Western Michigan University where Here in the mountains, the best pianos were in the churchhe earned his degree. es so it is no surprise that Hal soon found himself working as Hal soon headed to the West Coast with high ambitions a Minister of Music for a church or two. He found great solto break into show business. Despite hard work and knock- ace in taking his music ministry into the Atlanta Penitentiary ing on hundreds of doors, those dreams never quite mate- to minister to the refugees of the Cuban Mariel Boatlift. Hal rialized. Hal went into the service. While enjoying liberty at also worked with the Asheville Prison, which built a separate some of the big beer halls of Germany, he listened to the building for ministries including music. He found this work oompah bands and discovered that he could pick out the very rewarding. tunes as he listened to the bands. Hal has lived in Glenville for more than 25 years. This is his Upon returning home, Hal began teaching music in high eighth season playing piano at Altitudes Restaurant at Skyschool and giving private piano and voice lessons. His rep- line Lodge here in Highlands. Enjoy beautiful ballads, your ertoire of songs continued to expand adding hymns and favorite show tunes and hymns as you dine at Altitudes Respopular songs to his jazz. As he played the VFW Clubs of the taurant. Hal will thrill you with his musical talents.
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Nashville Bluegrass at PAC Contributed by Mary Adair Leslie
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he Highlands Performing Arts Center presents the nationally-acclaimed Nashville Bluegrass Band on Saturday, October 20th, at 8:00 p.m. With two Grammy Award-winning albums and two Entertainer of the Year honors from the International Bluegrass Music Association, four time IBMA Vocal Group of the Year, the Nashville Bluegrass Band is no stranger to acclaim from critics and fans alike. The band’s personnel are sought-after, first-call studio musicians, known for a superior level of creativity and a commitment to traditional music styles. Collectively and singularly, the members of NBB have virtually defined the modern bluegrass sound. NBB was initially formed to accompany Minnie Pearl and Vernon Oxford on a 1984 Grand Ole Opry package tour. NBB celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2004 with the release of its sixth Grammy-nominated album, “Twenty Year Blues.” As if on cue, in 2006 the Nashville Bluegrass Band was invited to the White House by President George W. Bush to entertain in honor of the visiting president of China, Hu Jintao. It was a very special honor for NBB as well – 20 years earlier, NBB had been the first blue-
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grass band ever to be permitted play in the People’s Republic of China. NBB concerts have since spanned the globe. Throughout the years, NBB has toured and performed with both traditional and contemporary artists such as Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Lyle Lovett and Mary Chapin Carpenter, including a sold-out concert with the Fairfield Four at famed Carnegie Hall in New York City. The Band has recorded with Peter Rowan, Maura O’Connell, Jerry Douglas, Bernadette Peters and Clint Black, appeared on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s “Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol. III” and collaborated with Johnny Cash on the film soundtrack of “Dead Man Walking.” The biggest break of all came in 2002, when NBB lead singer Pat Enright became one of the voices of the Soggy Bottom Boys, the fictional old-time trio led onscreen by George Clooney in the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” The Nashville Bluegrass Band is presented by Ray McPhail. Tickets may be purchased online at www.highlandspac.org or by calling (828) 526-9047. Highlands Performing Arts Center is located at 507 Chestnut Street in Highlands.
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The Fall Colors Art Show Contributed by Zach Claxton
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one who enjoys admiring art, he Southeast is blessed or if you are simply looking for with many talented arta pleasant way to spend part ists. Perhaps it is because of your weekend, this show is of the magnificent scenery or for you. Some lucky attendees the weather, but the sub-region will randomly receive gift cerof Western North Carolina, the tificates toward the purchase Upstate of South Carolina and of artwork. On Saturday, there northeast Georgia produces will also be a children’s workmore than its share of very shop where young aspiring artgood art. Area residents and ists can create pieces to take visitors alike have a good selechome, and perhaps also take tion of remarkable work close home a free painting from one at hand. of the exhibiting artists. Twice a year the Art League Paintings of oil, acrylic and of Highlands assembles more watercolor will be on display, than fifty of the best artists Everyone gets into the spirit of the Fall Colors Show. as well as mixed media pieces, from this area and beyond to photographs, sculpture, handdisplay and offer for sale their inspired pieces. This year the Fall Colors Show will be a two- fashioned jewelry and wood turnings. All of the art at the day event, held indoors at the Recreation Park from noon to show is original. It is an excellent opportunity to view the 6:00 p.m., Friday, October 19th, and from 10:00 a.m. until work of some truly talented artists. So, while you are enjoy5:00 p.m., Saturday, October 20th. ing the colors of fall in the mountains, also make plans to Admission is free, and whether you are a collector, some- treat yourself to the Art League’s Fall Colors Fine Art Show.
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An Evening with Frank Sinatra by Luke Osteen
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ighlands Playhouse closes out its exciting 2012 season with a surprise performance in October that’s not a trick but most definitely a treat – legendary crooner Gabe Russo will capture the sublime magic of Hoboken’s favorite son with “An Intimate Evening with Frank Sinatra.” Russo will be appearing October 5th through 14th. Born in the 1950s in Philadelphia, Gabe comes from a showbiz family. His aunt, Helen O’Connell, sang with the Dorseys and his father was a saloon crooner of renown from Baltimore to New York. As a boy, he received vocal instruction from Stoddard
Smith and made soloist in the St. Johns Cathedral Mens Choir. Gabe began singing, tuxedo and all, with his father and pianist Junie Price at the age of eight. They continued to occasionally perform together, into the 1980s, in night clubs all over the Northeast. Gabe’s background of “youthful crooning,” along with his years of acting and solo performing make him uniquely able to capture the ease and comfort on stage that typify the best of the crooners of bygone days. For information, tickets or to reserve the Playhouse, stop by the Box Office at 326 Oak Street or call (828) 526-2695. Gabe Russo as Frank Sinatra
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“Red October” by Donna Rhodes
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hree awardwinning artists, Pat Calderone, Mase Lucas, and Julie Hilliard salute autumn in an exhibition entitled Red October. The opening reception is October 20th, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Work will be on display at Calderone’s Gallery, 3608 Highway 246 in Sky Valley, Georgia, next to Ed West Realty through Thanksgiving weekend. Red, the color of passion, joy, and life’s essence, provides the emotional palette that bonds the work of these exceptional women. Calderone says, “This year many bold accomplishments have been achieved by each of us - as artists, as women, as friends. Pat Calderone’s images invite rich interpretation, each telling a story as entertaining and deep as the viewer’s imagination. Frequently mystical, at times poignant, occasionally whimsical, always stirring, her artistic vocabulary spans a vast universe of internal experience, which she expresses masterfully on canvas. Mase Lucas delights in representational forms: figures, landscapes, animals, particularly bears and equines for which she is best known. While that remains at her core, she also is exploring the abstract. She says, “I’ve always wanted to explore an inner vision that I felt could only be expressed in an abstract format. Difficult! By using the techniques of colorinto-color and layer-on-layer, I hope to evoke the hoped-for response. For me, the engaging process of abstract painting is itself a somewhat transcendental experience… totally absorbing… at once exhilarating and peaceful.” Julie Hilliard finds something soul-satisfying about molding ordinary hunks of clay into something extraordinary, as evidenced in her sleek contemporary sculptural designs. Her style is strongly influenced by Nature and by iconic Asian vessels, ancient and modern. She says, “I strive to create beautiful objects that are gifts from the earth. I prefer forms with simple clean lines that include negative space and eyecatching glazes. Success is measured when my works have movement, and the fire ignites them with vitality.” Three exceptional women, three unique visions, three powerful directions woven together with a red autumn thread. Join Calderone, Lucas, and Hilliard October 20th for a visual feast guaranteed to satisfy.
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Sixth Annual Culinary Weekend
all in Highlands has never looked better as we celebrate the Sixth Annual Highlands Culinary Weekend. This 4-day destination event, created by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center, promises to be one of the highlights of the season. Join us as we embrace Highlands’ majestic mountain location, boundless activities, appealing accommodations, unique retail shops & extraordinary cuisine. The weekend gains momentum with the not to be missed Opening Night Celebration, Thursday, November 8th, held at the esteemed Highlands Country Clubhouse. Beginning at 7:00 p.m., enjoy great music, a variety of wine tasting tables,
The Opening Night Gala Celebration will once again be held at the esteemed Clubhouse of Highlands Country on Thursday, November 8th. Beginning at 7:00 p.m. sip, swirl and savor fine wines and craft beers while enjoying the delectable cuisines of Highlands’ local chefs. Enjoy live music and visual arts from local artists Virginia Parrot & Patty Calderone. This entire experience will be a chance to embrace culinary delight under one roof in the beautiful mountains of Highlands, North Carolina. Taste a must have wine? Mountain Fresh Grocery will be on hand at Opening Night to take your orders and arrange for delivery. Shuttle service will be provided from Highlands Recreation Park and Highlands Plaza to the Clubhouse at Highlands Country Club. Please utilize shuttle service for this event, as parking on site will be limited. 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at www.highlandsculinaryweekend.com or by calling 1 (866) 526-5841.
Friday, November 9th Events: Event Name: “Eating and Drinking Tuscany” Cooking Class Event Description: We will prepare iconic Tuscan food such as Crema Paradiso, White truffle omelet, Pinzinmonio and Crispelle alla Fiorentina and drink Chianti Classico and modern Sangiovese blends. Venue: Cyprus Open Kitchen (828) 526-4429 Time: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Price: $100 per person
and the delectable cuisine of Highlands’ local chefs. Throughout the weekend, fill you itineraries with an array of activities, cooking demonstrations, tastings and dinners hosted by area restaurants, merchants and accommodations. Plan to attend the annual Sip & Stroll, Saturday, November 10th from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in our beautiful downtown area. It’s impressive to see the creativity that goes into Highlands Culinary Weekend. This event has evolved and continues to grow with each new season. It’s truly a wonderful experience to see a community come together for this celebration of Highlands. We invite you to be a part of this grand affair.
Event Name: Farm Harvest Celebration and Barn Dance Event Description: Fling open the barn doors and step back in time for a kicked-up version of an old mountain barn dance—Old Edwards Style. It’s a full-on evening of authentic mountain culture with farm-fresh bounty prepared live and served harvest style. Sip craft beer and selected wines to whet your whistle for the lively band “Back Porch Orchestra.” Venue: The Farm at Old Edwards Inn (828) 787-2625 Time: 6:30 p.m. Price: $125 per person Event Name: Schug Soiree at Lakeside Restaurant Event Description: Join Lakeside Restaurant and California’s most celebrated winemakers, Schug Carneros Estate Winery with special guest, Axel Schug. Join us as we pair five courses of fabulous cuisine with the fine wines of Schug. Venue: Lakeside Restaurant (828) 526-9419 Time: 6:30 p.m. Price: $125 plus tax and gratuity Event Name: Craft 2 Table Event Description: Bringing you the absolute best and hard to find in American Craft beers with Food Native to that Region. Great Food, Great Beer, Unforgettable Experience! Venue: Ruka’s Table (828) 526-3636 Time: 6:30pm Price: $60 per person
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Event Name: Lambert Bridge, Flavor Spectrum with Andy Wilcox Event Description: Lambert Bridge wine and food tasting brought to the “nth” degree... Venue: Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro (828) 526-3807 Time: 7:00 p.m. Price: $95 plus tax and gratuity Event Name: CADE/Plumjack Wine Dinner Event Description: Join ...on the Verandah as they host a wine dinner featuring the extraordinary, award winning wines of Napa Valleys, CADE and Plumjack. Venue: ...on the Verandah (828) 526-2338 Time: Call for details Price: Call for details Event Name: Viva la France Dinner Event Description: The Inn at Half Mile Farm is pleased to be partnering with Rosewood Market and Steve Pignatiello from Pignatiello Wine Importers. Extraordinary chefs from Rosewood Market will be preparing a fabulous multi-course French dinner; each course paired with one of the fine French wines, personally selected by sommelier, Steve Pignatiello. Venue: Inn at Half Mile Farm 1 (800) 946-6822 Time: Wine & Hors d’oeuvres at 6:30 p.m., with Vive la France dinner at 7:00 p.m. Price: $100 per person, plus tax & gratuity
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Sixth Annual Culinary Weekend Saturday, November 10th Events: Event Name: MollyDooker Shake Up Part Two! Event Description: Lakeside Restaurant is thrilled to once again feature the Australian wines of Sarah & Sparky Marquis, Mollydooker! Join Chef Marty Rosenfield and the Lakeside staff as they present, “The Mollydooker Shake.” Enjoy a remarkable five-course dinner paired with Mollydooker wines that promise to “Wow!” Venue: Lakeside Restaurant (828) 526-9419 Time: 6:30 p.m. Price: $150 plus tax and gratuity Event Name: Silver Oak Cellars & Twomey Wine Dinner “Life is a Cabernet!” Event Description: We will be featuring
Silver Oak and Twomey Cellars. Join us for a night of culinary memories and divine libations. It will be night to remember! Venue: Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro (828) 526-3807 Time: 7:00 p.m. Champagne & Appetizers, 7:30 p.m. Dinner Price: $160 plus tax and gratuity Event Name: Chefs Limited Menu: “Chillin with Nonya”; A fivecourse menu of Sino-Malay rustic cooking from the straights of Malaca. Event Description: This is a fun and easy-going exploration of coastal Singapore and Malysian food which has been heavily influenced over the centuries by mixing with Chinese traders. “Lots of Chilis, Shallots, Lemongrass, and Coconut”
Venue: Cyprus Open Kitchen (828) 526-4429 Time: Reservations from 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Price: $69 per person Event Name: Whitehall Lane Wine Dinner Event Description: Join Chef Andrew Figel for a special evening featuring the wines of Whitehall Lane Winery. Venue: ...on the Verandah (828) 526-2338 Time: Call for details Price: Call for details Event Name: The Ugly Dog Pub Late Night Hang Out Event Description: Join your friends at The Ugly Dog Pub for live music, seasonal cocktails & local beers. Venue: The Ugly Dog Pub (828) 526-8364
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ast year Sip & Stroll was a huge success. We recommended tickets to be purchased in advance. Experience the wares of of Highlands’ fine shops, while tasting and enjoying a selection of wine & delightful edibles. Each stroller will start at the Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Center to receive a detailed map and their own souvenir wine glass with special carry bag. There will be a limit of twelve merchants this year which will encourage everyone to linger awhile longer and enjoy the homemade hors d’oeuvres, cheeses, and of course the wonderful selections of wines. There’s also an added bonus to visiting each merchant on the map. Strollers having completed the tour will be eligible for wonderful prizes includ-
ing fine dining certificates, pottery and specialty wines. Sip, Stroll and Shop till you drop while enjoying everything fabulous in our beautiful downtown of Highlands. Price: $35 per person. Can be purchased online at www.highlandsculinaryweekend.com or by calling 1 (866) 526-5841. Participating merchants include :4th Street Boutique, Acorn’s and Acorn on Church, Alyxandra’s Boutique, CK Swan The Christmas Tree on Main, Drake’s Diamond Gallery, The Hen House, Highlands Fine Art and Estate Jewelry, Highland Hiker Shoes, Mountain Fresh Grocery, Oakleaf Flower and Garden, Spa Boutique at Old Edwards Inn, TJ Baileys, To the Nines, Vivace and Xtreme Threads.
Downtown Waiter’s Race Saturday, November 10th | 2:00 pm
Join us for the second annual Downtown Waiter/Waitress race held downtown at Pine Street Park beginning at 2:00 p.m. Come cheer on your favorite restaurant staff as they race through the difficult, skill-testing obstacle course for the chance to be named the best waitstaff in Highlands.
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Ristorante Paoletti by Wiley Sloan
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iscerning clients have counted on Paoletti’s on Main Street, Highlands since 1984 for consistently highquality foods in a convivial atmosphere. Add oldworld charm and an unequalled level of service and you have a dining experience you will long remember. Paoletti’s has become a destination restaurant, both for its food, and its exceptionally wide array of fine wines. With one of the largest wine cellars in the Southeast, their offerings include fine, aged Barolo, Barbaresco, Brunello, Bordeaux & Burgundy, plus numerous delicious wines from America’s Napa and Willamette Valleys. Wine Spectator magazine has consistently awarded Paoletti’s 1,500+ selections their “Best of Award of Excellence” for the past 24 years. Customers rave about the Maine Lobster Martini which hits the special card with frequency or the Seared Foie Gras. A ‘Primi’ selection may include Duck Confit with Baby Greens, Dried Figs and House Vinaigrette or the Garden Arugula with Granny Smith apples, Oranges and Walnuts in a Citrus Vinaigrette. Another appetizer option or a ‘Piatto Secondo’ if you choose, could be their daily, homemade Lobster Ravioli with a Brandied Nantua Sauce. Yum! The menu always includes a variety of super-fresh seafood either prepared as an appetizer or a main course. Check out the daily specials to see how the chef has prepared the catch of the day. No matter whether you choose the North Carolina Grouper, the Red Snapper, Local Rainbow Trout or one of the many other varieties they offer, you know you’ll be 78 | October 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
enjoying deliciously satisfying preparations. Not to leave the carnivore in your party without sumptuous options, try one of Paoletti’s Lamb, Veal or the Beef entrees. The ‘Charleston’ Lamb Loin, Braised Veal Short-Rib or Filet Mignon are offered nearly every night. Known to be the ‘Best in the Area’ is the Elk Rib Chop-flavorful, tender and succulent with a Port-Cassis Reduction. Highlanders in the know say, “Paoletti’s is the place’ to enjoy the finest, quality foods in a comfortably-elegant atmosphere.” When you fail to make reservations, don’t despair. Catch a stool at the cozy, 10-seat bar. Yes, you can savor any of the items from their full menu while seated at the bar. Top off your evening with a delectable dessert and an after-dinner coffee or liqueur. Some of my favorites are the Tiramisu or Seasonal Berries with Zabaglione-coated with Marsala Custard Cream. Chocolate lovers clamor for the Flourless Chocolate Torte or the Double Chocolate Chunk Gelato. Find your favorite and indulge yourself! Serving dinner nightly from 5:30 p.m.; for reservations call (828) 526-4906 or go online to OpenTable.com. Find their website for more photos and info at www.paolettis.com. Don’t take their word for it. Check out Tripadvisor.com for 300+ testimonials from past and present patrons who wrote their own personal reviews. Highly recommended by local business owners and homeowners alike, be sure to call ahead as the popular dinner hour gets booked up early. However busy you find it, you’ll certainly find it worth the wait if you walk in without a reservation.
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Scaly Mountain Pancake Breakfast
The talented members of the Scaly Mountain Women’s Club are saving a stack for you at their Pancake Breakfast, slated for Saturday, October 27th.
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lan to bring your family and friends to Scaly Mountain for a scrumptious breakfast in the mountains at the historic old Scaly School House. The building is located on the corner of North Carolina Highway 106 and Buck Knob Road in “downtown Scaly.” This is the eighth year that the women in Scaly Mountain Women’s Club have sponsored these breakfasts. They will feature a full meal of piping hot homemade pancakes (with or without blueberries), patty sausage, coffee and juice. Guests will be treated to a seated meal either in the old school house or on the deck overlooking the mountains when the weather is nice. Cost is $5.50 for adults and $3.50 for children. The breakfast will be cooked by members’ husbands and served by club members – or you may order takeout, if you choose. Proceeds from the event provide scholarships for local students of all ages who wish to continue their post-secondary education. They also benefit area non-profit human service agencies that serve the Scaly Mountain community. Come to all six of the breakfasts and join the best cooks in Western North Carolina for a morning of fun – enjoying the friendly folks in Scaly Mountain and an unforgettable breakfast. Come between 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. on October 27th. Mark your calendar and don’t miss coming with your family and friends. For additional information, contact Susan Bankston at (828) 526-9952 or visit www.scalymountainwomensclub.org.
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A Spell Will be Cast Upon On the Verandah
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n Wednesday To add to the exciteOctober 31st, ment there will be prizunder the cover es for best couples cosof darkness, join On the tume and best individual Verandah in taking a decostume. There will also licious bite out of the be a special prize for the spookiest night of the best-dressed little ghoul year. Verandah’s regular and goblin. menu will be available On the Verandah has for the faint of heart, something for everyone. and those with a taste From fresh caught seafor the decadent can infood to dry-aged steaks dulge in the specialties prepared fresh nightly, of the occasion. accompanied by a signaSink your fangs into ture wine from the over one of Executive Chef 200 available selections. Andrew Figel’s delectaJoin them nightly for ble entrees and appetizdinner from 6:00 p.m. ers prepared exclusively Stop by before dinner for the bewitching hour. to enjoy delicious small Head Mixologist Trae plates paired with signaDon’t be afraid, it’s On the Verandah’s Halloween Celebration. Ellison will be brewing ture cocktails nightly in ghostly cocktails and the bar from 4:00 p.m. serving seasonal beers straight from his cauldron. Finish your evening with a homemade dessert complimentA modern day monster mash will be starting at 7:00 p.m. ed by an after dinner cordial. Champagne Brunch on Sunto the tunes of the Mike Watson Band and going until the days from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. featuring their signature twilight hours. Bloody Mary Bar. There will be pumpkin decorating and special spooky fare For reservations call (828) 526-2338 or www. OpenTable. com, or visit www.ontheverandah.com. Join us if you dare. for all little ghosts and goblins.
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Dominick’s Restaurant by Wiley Sloan
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Dinner at Dominick’s is a real aste-tempting food at treat for the whole family. Carreasonable prices in a canivores love their 12-ounces sual, family-friendly atmohand cut Ribeye – a quality cut sphere – that is Dominick’s Resof meat at a wallet-saving price. taurant. A great place for lunch There’s nothing better than their with friends or a casual dinner. Pan-fried Trout or their Orange Looking for something different Marmalade Roasted Chicken. in a hamburger? Try their Blue These are just a few of the items Stuffed Burger- one-half pound from their dinner menu. Don’t of Angus Beef stuffed with blue tell your children, but Dominick’s cheese and bacon, then topped offers them nutritious foods that with lettuce, tomato, onion and they will enjoy. pickle. That’s just one of several People in the know say that delicious burgers and a wideDominick’s is Highlands’ hidden array of sandwiches to feed your Dominick’s Restaurant is a quiet oasis with a kaleidoscopic gem. Jeannie Chambers tells me hunger pangs. menu in Wright’s Square on Highlands’ Main Street. that she and husband Tucker reIn addition to the delicious ally enjoy Dominick’s for a quiet, burgers, they offer a wide varirelaxing dinner after a hectic ety of great appetizers, salads and sandwiches. Why not try their delicious Monte Cristo- week. Dr. Richard Carter says, “There’s no better place to find scrumptious black forest ham and turkey on sourdough bread, excellent food, at reasonable prices. I’ve tried their burgers, dipped and battered, then cooked to perfection. Share that steaks, tacos and various sandwiches. They are all good.” It with your friend and add one of their delicious salads. Choose is always interesting to see the delicious Lunch Specials that from the Chef Salad made with fresh Romaine, Iceberg combo Dominick’s offers. A great meal for an all-inclusive price. Open daily Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to topped with cheddar cheese, bacon, egg, ham, onions, olives, and tomato or the Caesar or House Salads. Rumor has it that 9:00 p.m., Dominick’s is located at 137 Main Street in Wright’s Square, Highlands. Call them at (828) 526-0527. their Wild Mushroom Soup should get a 5-star rating.
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10-10-10 at Bella’s Cafe by Donna Rhodes Bella’s Junction Café, located between Highlands and Clayton, Georgia, turns up the excitement of Sunday Brunch to 10 in October.
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o celebrate October, the 10th month of the year, Bella’s Junction Cafe is having a 10-10-10 feast at Sunday brunch. Here’s how it works: First, bring your church bulletin and receive 10 percent off your meal. Second, 10 percent of Sunday sales for the month of October will go to the Sharing and Caring Center in Clayton, Georgia. Third, Bella’s is only 10 minutes away from Highlands or Clayton, and you know their food is well-worth a 10-minute drive. Heck, chances are they are on the way home from church or recreation anyway. So spend October Sundays at Bella’s, save money, and feed the hungry --hungry you, and those less fortunate. It’s a ten-ten-ten win! And if you are really, really hungry, take the Beast Challenge: six cheeseburgers with a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich squeezed in the middle. Add a pound of fries. Pile on the condiments: lettuce, tomato, sautéed onions, and all the obligatory toppings and you are nose to bun with… drum roll, please… the Beast. Several have tackled it. But the Chosen One, the belly-busting master, has yet to surface. Spread the word. The
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45-minute devour limit has been raised to a full hour. If you can eat it all in 60 minutes it’s free with a Bella’s tee shirt. Plus you get your name and photo on the wall of fame. Take the challenge. Conquer the Beast. Be the legend. And during leaf season you can sit out on the patio and groove on the beautiful mountain scenery. Mother Nature has promised an exceptional year. Bring the kids. They’ll be fascinated with the cows that graze near the restaurant. There’s 10 of them… another reason to celebrate October’s tens. Did I mention on a scale of one to ten, Bella’s is practically eleven? So check out Sundays at Bella’s. Brunch, with its mouthwatering waffles and scrumptious eggs Benedict, is served 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Bella’s Junction Cafe is located at 20 Old Mud Creek Road off the Dillard Road, near the old Sinclair sign in Scaly Mountain (828) 526-0803. It’s 10 minutes away from practically everything. Make it part of your Sunday routine. And visit during the week for a full menu of fabulous food, breakfast starting at 8:00 a.m., lunch at 11:00 a.m. Great inTENtions change the world!
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HISTORY
When Mother Nature Springs a Leak by Donna Rhodes
The Great Flood of 1898.
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en centuries ago, long before Europeans set foot in the region, the Cherokee inhabited Macon County. The Nikwasi Mound in downtown Franklin on the Little Tennessee River (then called the Tanase) is all that remains of their local presence. The mound served as a village center on which a townhouse containing an eternal flame was built. It was the ceremonial heart of the village. The townhouse and mound sat atop a mystical underground land inhabited by the Nunnehi people. The Nunnehi were benevolent to the Cherokee. They could shift their appearance to look like anyone. Cherokee folklore tells of a time when the Creek Tribe invaded their land. The Nikwasi Mound opened up, the Nunnehi leapt out and defeated the Creek. Another tale claims that during the Civil War the Nunnehi poured out of the mound to drive away Union Soldiers. It is doubtful they were siding with the Confederates… more likely, they were again driving away invaders. Both accounts make for a great yarn about a future routing of Franklin residents some dark and stormy night when they least expect it. The Cherokee camped along the Little Tennessee for access to water, but every so often the river overflowed. There is little record of floods during the Cherokee occupation of Macon County, but the great flood of 1898, spawned by tor-
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rential rains, cut a swath down from the Highlands Plateau, overflowing all the area creeks and rivers. It nearly submerged the Nikwasi Mound. Only its tip remained visible. Other floods have left their watermark on the region. Downpours in 1876 washed out mills and bridges on the Sugar Fork. Eight inches of rain fell in one day in mid-August in 1928, creating all kinds of havoc. In 1940 over nine inches fell on August 13th and two weeks later nearly 12 inches fell. Bridges and culverts washed out completely. Trees were falling like matchsticks and felling telephone and telegraph wires as they crashed. Dams burst, highways washed out. It caught people totally off guard. As resident Henry Baty said prior to the disaster, “Who ever heard of a flood in the highest incorporated town east of the Rockies? No sweat.” Famous last words. Then, again… perhaps the Nunnehi were up to mischief. More likely, Mother Nature was having one of her infamous moments. Every so often, she springs a leak. But it’s worth the occasional torrent to live in such a beautiful region. As historian Ran Shaffner says, “It’s the price we pay for our beautiful green.” To learn more about the region’s climate and folklore, read Heart of the Blue Ridge by Randolph Shaffner or visit the Highlands Historical Society’s website: www. highlandshistory.com.
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House Demolition Stopped in the Nick of Time Contributed by Jane Gibson Nardy, Historian, Cashiers Historical Society
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ff and on acquired the 640 during acres from their the past father in 1848. decade, the CaThird owners: shiers Historical J. L. McGee and Society has kept R. E. Ligon of a close eye on the Anderson, SC acold Cashiers Valquired the small ley house which house located on sat on a small hill the six acres from on the east side Mordecai Zachof Highway 107 ary in 1892. South at the inFourth owners: tersection of WhiIn 1923, J. L. Mcteside Cove Road. Gee and R. E. LiThe house, nickgon sold Crooked named “Crooked Corners to local Corners” at some Cashiers resipoint, had been dents Warren S. owned since Alexander and his about 1925 by wife, Lena. History on the move in Cashiers. Asheville’s WadFifth owners: dell family who In 1925, Warused it primarily as a summer dwelling. The Historical Soci- ren and Lena Alexander sold the house and six acres to ety’s interest was to discover and document the history of Miss Georgie (sic) Belknap, 4/5 undivided interest, and Mr. the house. When was it built? Who were the various owners Charles Waddell, Jr., 1/5 undivided interest. of the house? The CHS, on many occasions, was allowed to This spring, after negotiations with a large development go inside the house with interested historians who exam- company failed, Mr. John Rivers, owner of the Chattooga ined the inside and outside of the house and reported on the Club and sensitive to preservation, purchased the old type of construction and dated the dwelling as c1850s. Just house and property and gifted the house to the Cashiers imagine, for parts of three different centuries, that building Historical Society. In return, the society paid the cost of had sat there, a witness to the changes in the Valley. moving the structure to the grounds of the Zachary-TolBy 2011, the Waddells made a decision to sell the old bert House. In two dramatic days a house moving comhouse and the six acres it sat on. The cost was too high for pany plus workers from the DOT, Duke Energy and others the Historical Society’s budget, although the need to pre- moved Crooked Corners a short distance down Highway serve this piece of history was great. A search of deed re- 107 South. They turned right onto the Zachary-Tolbert cords revealed the identity of every owner of “Crooked Cor- House grounds, circled around the back of the big house ners.” They were, as follows: and placed the smaller house on a new foundation among First owner: Col. John A. Zachary’s 640 acre North Caro- ancient mountain laurels and towering rhododendrons. It lina Land Grant. looks like it has been right there for the past 150 years. Second owners: Mordecai, Jonathan, and Woodford Stay tuned to learn what decisions will be made for the Zachary, the three youngest sons of Col. John A. Zachary future interpretation of Crooked Corners.
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The Crown Jewel by Wiley Sloan
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ocated at the top of Old Edwards Club, surrounded by the National Forest, the home was the 2011 Showcase Home for the Highlands Playhouse and enjoys panoramic views of Shortoff Mountain, Yellow Mountain, Pinchot, Mountain Top and more. A massive front door with curvy glass reminiscent of elegant European Manor houses welcomes you. Wide-plank walnut flooring melds with the textured wall finishes. Touches of Tudor style combine with the grandeur of a Lodge to create warmth and comfort whether you are entertaining the entire family or just your best friend. Enjoy the warmth of the Great Room’s stacked stone fireplace as you follow the setting sun through the wall of floorto-ceiling glass doors. Slide the doors back to allow friends and family to enjoy the spacious “infinity” deck (the railing is lower to optimize the views). Relax for hours listening to the birds or warm your feet at the deck’s stone fireplace. The well-stocked bar and wine cellar are located near the great room and kitchen areas. Exquisitely-designed cabinetry surrounds the cook center to provide ample storage for all of your family treasures. A six-burner gas Viking stove makes meal prep a breeze. Meal time is always special when friends and family gather in the dining room with its own gas fireplace. Adjacent to the kitchen is a sumptuously-appointed guest suite which is the perfect spot to re-energize before heading off for another adventure. The home’s laundry area includes walls of cabinetry, a workspace for all your quilting 98 | October 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
and sewing projects plus a place to arrange flowers and the lady’s home office. For the man of the house, there’s another spacious office with custom woodwork and 50-mile views that make it hard to concentrate on daily tasks. The main floor Master Suite is your paradise. Double French doors open to a private section of the home’s large deck. The see-through fireplace provides glimpses into the spacious master bath with his and her water closets and double vanities. No amenity has been overlooked here. Custom cabinetry provides eye-candy while hiding all your personal toiletry items. Walk-in closets provide out-of-season storage and a place for everything. You even have your own washer, dryer and refrigerator discretely tucked away. You enjoy opulence and style and your guests to do. The home’s upper level is magnificent. Three guest suites, each with their own private bath, pamper them. They enjoy their own Pub area where they can gather for their favorite beverage or a quick snack. The guest gathering room is the perfect spot where friends can visit and cheer for their favorite sports teams. Although the homeowners provided their own design expertise, assisting them are some of the area’s premiere talent including architect Rand Soellner; Koenig Builders; interior designer -Darren Whatley; and Blackrock Granite. This magnificent five bedroom, five and one-half bath home is a joy to behold. Call Tom Goldacker of Meadows Mountain Realty at (828) 526-1717 to schedule your own private showing. www.meadowsmtnrealty.com.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
C Contributed by Jim Johnson, DC, DACBN & Resa Johnson, DC, DACBN, Mountain Air Wellness (828) 743-9070
arpal Tunnel Syndrome may manifest with many varied symptoms. Numbness, pain, or tingling in the thumb or palm of the hand, deterioration of the muscle under the thumb, weakness in grip, pain extending to the elbow and weakness in one or both hands can all be signs of carpal tunnel syndrome. The tingling or pain can affect the thumb, first and second fingers. Many of these symptoms are worse at night. The carpal tunnel is a narrow canal, formed by the small bones of the wrist, and inflammation and swelling can cause pressure on the nerve and result in these symptoms. Frequently the wrist and hand discomfort is from the muscles of the
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forearm getting tight and pinching the nerve before it gets to the wrist. Incidences of carpal tunnel syndrome increase with more people performing repetitive movements such as assembly work, word processing, writing, working with tools that vibrate, playing certain musical instruments, tennis, golf, and even driving. Avoiding and reducing repetitive wrist movements combined with the use of tools and equipment during repetitive activities and utilizing frequent breaks, do help avoid the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome. But what can be done when carpal tunnel syndrome has already presented symptoms? Surgery should be a last resort. Ca-
shiers Chiropractic and Acupuncture can implement natural remedies for relief of anguishing symptoms. Chiropractic care may include manipulation of the soft tissues and body joints of the arms and spine with special attention to the small bones of the wrist, ultrasound over the carpal tunnel, Graston Technique, Active Release, and possibly nighttime wrist supports. After an exam and proper diagnosis, acupuncture and acupressure therapy may be prescribed. Working in partnership with your chiropractic physician will result in optimal health and relief of pain! If you think you have carpal tunnel syndrome, call and schedule an appointment.
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Municipal Bonds and Your Portfolio
Contributed by Granville Younce, Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors in Highlands at (828) 787-2323.
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f your investment portfolio consists of only equities, you may want to diversify. Stocks and other equity securities are an important part of your investment mix, but you may also want to consider some fixed income investments like municipal
bonds. Income is generally free from federal taxes and state taxes for residents of the issuing state; however, capital gains, if any, will be subject to taxes. Income for some investors may be subject to the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). When you purchase a newissue municipal bond, you actually make a loan to the issuer, which may be a city, township or school district, for example. These entities use the funds raised from the sale of bonds to finance new streets, water and sewage systems, hospitals, parks, and many other improvement projects. In return for the use of your money, the issuer promises to pay you not only the principal amount back when the bond matures, but also a set interest rate, or coupon, during the term of the bond. For many investors, the most favorable aspect of mu-
nicipal bonds deals with the federal-tax-free income they offer. Investments must offer a substantially higher rate of return to be able to match the after-tax return available on a municipal bond. For example, if you are an investor in the 33% income tax bracket, you would have to find a taxable bond paying 7.46 percent to achieve the same after-tax return as what you would get from a municipal bond yielding five percent. High-quality municipal bonds also provide a range of interest rates at various maturities, to help you plan for short-term or long-term income needs. To illustrate: if municipal bonds priced near par value were providing coupon rates ranging from two percent to as much as five percent, you would receive from $20 to $50 per year federally tax free for each $1,000 principal bond you own. It is also important to note
that municipal bonds typically have very low default rates. According to the Bond Market Association, less than one percent of municipal bond issues sold since 1940 have gone into either technical or actual default. However, past performance does not guarantee future results. Some important points to remember: Yields and market values will fluctuate if the bonds are sold before maturity. Bonds are subject to market risk and, if sold prior to maturity, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should keep in mind that as interest rates rise, existing bond prices of already outstanding fixed income securities tend to fall. Working with your Financial Advisor, you can determine whether municipal bonds make sense for you when considering your tax situation, objectives and tolerance for risk.
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Ladies and Ladybugs
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t’s not often that you can escape into a fantasy world, but for those of you lucky enough to know Diane McPhail, you know it’s not luck but her ability to take the mundane and create a backdrop of fantasy. Every year we try to come up with a theme for a woman’s slumber party. This year Diane thought our theme should be Ladybugs. So we joined forces and came up with a night full of friendship, food, creativity and just good oldfashioned fun. We all brought a dish and of course it was all centered on Ladybugs. Bread with butter shaped into a half-dome and detailed with spots like a ladybug’s. Deviled eggs with the filling tinted red and dotted with olives. Ladybugs on crackers, which was plum tomatoes sliced in half lengthwise and facing down, spread apart like two wings, and lying on a bed of pesto. Our entree was Ladybugs’ favorite food -- vegetables! Linda Clark took the challenge of preparing our entree, a dish that ladybugs would salivate over, and that we did. LuLu’s Bakery of Atlanta supplied the dessert which was a cake in the form of a playground for ladybugs. The food was paired with a ladybug libation of Prosecco for bubbles, pomegranate juice for color, and floating blackberries for
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the ladybug spots garnish. The challenge was our attire for the evening. Of course, the color of the night was black and red and our goal was to look like ladybugs. Dian Winingder arrived from New Orleans to escape Hurricane Isaac, with red boas for all. We were definitely well-dressed ladybugs ready for a night out on the town. McPhail being the artist and teacher supplied each of us with a white mug and a black and red magic marker to create a memento of our evening together. Drawing was never one of my strong points and watching the ladies I knew I was out of my league. So I commissioned, or pleaded with the ladies to share their artistic skills on my mug. The night was far from over. After dinner we settled down to a table of beads, of course ladybug beads. Necklaces, earrings and bracelets were designed. That night Cashiers and Atlanta resident we all settled down to our Elizabeth Fletcher makes event beds with a ladybug on our planning and public relations pillow. Mind you, not a real seem as effortless and anxietyladybug but just one to send free as a day at the spa. Part of that is predicated on her years us sweet dreams. of experience as the publisher of If you would like to see four regional bridal magazines, the “Highlands Ladybugs” bridal events spokesperson for in action we plan on reenFederated and Belk department acting our parties this Halstores, and guiding force behind loween in Highlands, betmedia campaigns for exclusive ter still let me know if you inns. Equally important are her would like to join in our fesboundless energy, effortless tivities. We are already in imagination and fanatical attention to detail. the initial planning stages elizabeth@idoeventsatlanta.com for our 2013 slumber party.
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Why Adjustments?
Contributed by Dr. Sue Aery, Aery Chiropractic & Acupuncture (828) 526-1022
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o you get adjusted? Have you been to a chiropractor? Many times per week I see new patients who have never been adjusted. This is a common scenario in my
office and I am often asked, “Why get adjusted? What does it do?” This is a great question and one that I am happy to answer with my own story. My first experience with chiropractic care came when I was in my early 20s, working as a tennis professional. One day I woke up and could not lift my racquet, much less swing a forehand. I had no strength and plenty of pain in my shoulder but without any obvious cause of injury. A friend said, “You need to go see my chiropractor and he will fix you in no time.” I did just that. The chiropractor asked me lots of questions, did an exam on me and then explained why I had pain and weakness -- ul-
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timately a pinched nerve in my neck. He then explained how an adjustment would help my problem and get me back out on the court quickly. Since there had been no major trauma and this had appeared one morning after getting out of bed, he adjusted my spine and the next day I was on the court again, swinging my forehand with ease. So I became an instant believer in what a spinal adjustment could do. A chiropractic adjustment is really one way of many to communicate with the very powerful nervous system that controls everything in our body. Nerves are like electrical wires that travel throughout the body controlling various functions.
Some of these functions include movement, balance, strength, fine motor skills, sensory to hot and cold and finally recognition of pain. When there is interference in this system, just like in your house or your car, problems ensue. Problems can be minor or major aches and pains, loss of balance, sensory function and even coordination. When signals are interrupted in the body, the problem can get worse without intervention of some kind. A chiropractic adjustment, barring serious disc injury or joint instability, can correct this interruption of signals and allow the body over a period of time to continue making its own corrections back to normal.
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Steamboating is Back
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Contributed by Jodi L. Moore, Travel Specialist Cruise Planners (828) 743-3936 needfortravel.com
t’s been far too long since you’ve had the opportunity to explore America’s rivers on a genuine steamboat. With the formation of the
American Queen Steamboat Company, steamboating is back and better than ever. In April of 2012, the grand American Queen resumed her proud role of taking guests on Steamboating adventures through the heartland of America. Once again, we are able to enjoy these unforgettable river voyages with our family and friends. We offer all the adventures and amenities that have made steamboating such a cherished American tradition—the history and heritage, the warm ambiance of a floating antebellum mansion, the thrill of exploring Mark Twain’s America, the succulent dining, the showboat-style en-
tertainment and dancing the night away to the sounds of swing, big band, New Orleans Jazz and Delta Blues music, and live storytelling by regional authors, historians and performers that create our own “edutainment” experiences. Combine this with gracious service from our all-American staff, and you have an experience that can only be found aboard the American Queen. We’ve also added a host of new features to make steamboating vacations more of a value than ever before. For example, a deluxe hotel night ashore, select shore excursions and an alternate dining venue onboard are all now included
in the price of your voyage. We’re also offering complimentary soft drinks, bottled water, and wines and beers at dinner. And you’ll be delighted to know that the American Queen features the acclaimed cuisine of famed American chef Regina Charboneau. On February 14th, 2013 please join us for an eight-day adventure from Memphis to New Orleans. The theme will be Big Bands, featuring Harry James, Artie Shaw and The Platters. This is a fund raiser for The Highlands Playhouse who will be celebrating their 75th anniversary in 2013. A donation will be made to the Playhouse for every cabin that is booked.
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Body Mind Connect
Ashby Underwood-Garner is a Rolf Practitoner and Certified Yoga Teacher at Yoga Highlands. To contact her by email, mtnyogins@gmail.com.
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healthy body, a healthy mind: I heard a good friend say just yesterday that being healthy is a moment of equilibrium that we find, when it “all
comes together,” before we begin moving back into imbalance. When we are infants, we begin developing our relationship to gravity, by rolling, lifting our heads, sitting, crawling, pulling up to stand. Balancing upright and moving with grace requires the perfect combination of effort and release. If we are all born with this capacity, then what happens to the coordination along the way? 31 million Americans experience back pain at any given time, says the American Chiropractic Association, and most of those are for mechanical or non-organic reasons, rather than inflammatory arthritis, infection, fracture, or cancer. Why are we holding our-
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selves “back”? Stiffness and reduced range of motion can be attributed to learned inhibitions, fears, unhappiness, and feelings of being stuck in a situation. It is an individual process of discovery, and no one person can tell another exactly what is going on just by looking from the outside. One way to find your answer is by learning to breathe, feel, and tune out the outer noise through meditation or relaxation. In our culture, we use the expression “Going with the Flow.” Primarily, fluid movement is the relationship of structure, function, and buoyancy within the earth’s gravitational field. In the human body, there is one major organ that brings it all
together: connective tissue. Connective tissue or fascia is the organ of shape. It is the fabric of fibers which holds all of our muscles, bones, nerves, organs in a cohesive, flexible bond. All parts relate to the whole through this supportive fabric. It is literally a web which balances the right relationship postural support and healthy expression of our ideas and movement. Any restriction in this connective web can affect the threads throughout the rest of the body, due to injury, emotional trauma, surgery, and even mindset. The Body-Mind connection starts with balancing this fabric to restore comfortable uprightness, feet down and head up, and moving the breath consciously in between.
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very cruise line proudly states how it pampers its passengers in luxury regardless of budget or expense. However, when you experience true luxury cruising, you are entering the world of nearly telepathic service where crew and staff are highly trained to anticipate your every need and Contributed by Bryan & respond quickly and courteTricia Cox - CruiseOne ously to every request. Independent Vacation The staff to passenger raSpecialists tio is exceptionally high on (828) 356-7920 luxury cruise ships. Regent’s TheCruiseFinders.com ship, the Seven Seas Voyager, carries only 700 passengers but has 445 staff onboard. With this type of ratio, service becomes intuitive. Did you order decaf cappuccino on your first night out? It will be there without asking at your next meal. Would you like six pillows instead of three? No problem. Do you want to be met by limo in port? Done. When it comes to the luxury ships themselves, you will find rare woods, fine fabrics and leathers, expensive art, Limoges, Villeroy or Boch china, Christofle silverware, Frette linens, expansive wine cellars, down pillows and comforters, personalized stationery, well-appointed public areas and larger than average accommodations or suites. Ultra-deluxe ships come in all sizes and their destinations span the world. From ocean going vessels such as the 208- passenger Seabourn Legend or Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 which holds 2,620 passengers to river cruising vessels such as AMAWaterways 148-passenger AmaCello. With extensive itineraries to almost every corner of the globe, many of these luxury vessels travel to ports that are rarely visited by other cruise ships and often they have extended stays in several ports, giving you the opportunity to immerse yourself in a destination. Another area where luxury vessels set themselves apart from the mass market is in their truly gourmet dining experiences. Oceania has paired with Master Chef Jaques Pepin. Silversea lays claim to an affiliation with the prestigious Relais and Chateaux L’Ecole des Chefs. Uniworld has teamed up with Master Chef Bernard Zorn, and has been recognized by ZAGAT for top dining in the cruise industry. Needless to say, with the culinary programs available onboard these deluxe ships, you will be hard pressed to go hungry. Whether you are seeking a more traditional ocean going luxury liner, a vessel that takes you down some of the world’s most beautiful rivers, a masted ship experience with her billowing sails, or a private yacht to any number of exotic destinations, the world of luxury cruising awaits you.
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Friends for Life Contributed by Kathy Bub, Executive Director, Forever Farms
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ho would guess that this he has no problem eating, can get in beautiful young kitten the litter box, and has no discomfort has a disease. Jethro’s with the disease. clear, bright eyes, and sleek coat of We have another cat at the Forhair, would fool you. And as long as ever Farm that shows a minor form he doesn’t move, you would never of CH where she has the head tremknow that he has a neurological disors and sometimes walks in circles. order called Cerebellar Hypoplasia Tongue in cheek: her name is Bobble, - commonly called “wobbles.” Jenamed her after the little plastic bobthro was born as a feral kitten whose ble head pets people put on the dash mama and brother were “normal,” of their cars. but he would never have survived on Not all “special needs” pets rethe street. The compassionate womquire expensive medications and exan who was feeding this little family tensive care - some like Jethro merely called me to help the little one who need a safe loving environment to “couldn’t walk right and would surely live a long happy life. There is a spenever get adopted.” cial joy you will feel in adopting one Cerebellar Hypoplasia (CH), which of these babies. Please help support may be caused by the mother’s havthe Friends for Life Forever Farm ing a virus while the kitten is in the where homeless senior and special Sweet Jethro has been given a new lease on life at Friends for Life Forever Farm. womb, results in an underdevelopneeds companion animals have anment of the cerebellum, the part of other chance at life. We are a 501(c) the brain that controls coordination. (3) nonprofit charitable organization. There is no genetic cause, and it is not progressive. Jethro is Your tax deductible donation can be made online at www. actually one of the “lucky” ones in that he can lead a fairly friendsforlifeforeverfarm.org or mailed to P.O. Box 340, Sapnormal life. He flops from side to side when he gets going phire, NC 28774. Call (828) 508-2460 for information or to fast and his little head sometimes has intention tremors, but visit the Forever Farm in Lake Toxaway.
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It’s An Equine Affair! Contributed by Sue Blair, Carpe Diem Farms Executive Director
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agic and miracles is a way of life at Carpe Diem Farms. We have been blessed in so many ways and this month we celebrate our 20th anniversary of the foundation and the 15th anniversary of opening the farm. We have faced many challenges along the way, always confident that our mission “to enhance human potential through equines,” would drive us forward. It has. Everything we do at CDF is based on and in tandem with the horses. Most recently, the horses were an integral part of our wedding. Jack rode in on Anna Banana, I in an Irish Gig pulled by Battersea Bess, driven by Joyce Foster; and Pumpkin, my “flower girl” and escort down the aisle, processed to the wedding from the stables with Georgia Robert. If you have been following the development of our recently patented therapeutic glue on horseshoe, Easy’s Slip-
per™ that will go to market next year, there is great news. Horses with a variety of hoof issues that cause lameness are living in comfort and healing. Twenty-eight year old Battersea Bess, who has participated in three Presidential Inaugural Parades and our wedding has had a new lease on life since wearing her
Easy’s Slippers™. While testing and refining, we have invented and are developing a variety of other products to help horses: an ice boot, a shipping boot, stall and trailer pads, and a variety of shoes. Don’t forget John Michael Montgomery live in concert on the lawn and again for the Tux, Tails and Blue Jeans Ball, October 6th, to celebrate our anniversary. Call Peter at (828) 526-5700 for tickets. Carpe Diem Farms is a 501©(3) nonprofit educational foundation.
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Rotary Integral to October Tradition
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Contributed by Brian Stiehler
Helping with the ednesday, event are dozens of October Rotarians, wearing 31st marks orange vests, who are a great, annual tradistrategically located tion in the Town of at all corners and Highlands! For our intersections. Rotararea children and ians have helped by adults alike, door-todirecting locals and door trick or treatvisitors around town, ing is unsafe and ensuring a fun and impractical. Years safe night for all. As ago, the Highlands word gets out, the Chamber of Comevent continues to merce and Highlands draw more and more Main Street busivisitors from outside nesses came up with the Highlands area. a plan to address Halloween night has the need for Hallownot only become an een fun. The event is Trick or Treat in peace, the Highlands Rotary Club is patrolling the streets. annual Highlands sure to attract huntradition but has bedreds, if not thousands, of candy-seeking costume-wearing kids looking to come a Rotary tradition we all look forward to. Prior to the fill their bags with treat of all kinds. Main Street trick or event and an annual tradition of its own, the Highlands treating is a chance for businesses to support our areas School Interact Club donated their time to distribute the kids by allowing them the chance to trick-or-treat in a thousands of dollars worth of candy to Main Street businesses purchased by your Chamber. safe environment.
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Preserving the American Dream Contributed by Julie Schott, Development Director Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust
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View of Whiteside Mountain looking down Polly’s Branch.
n 1820, Barak Norton, one of the early European-American pioneers to this region, settled in a picturesque property located in Whiteside Cove. Here, Sarah Whiteside Norton, the first white child of settlers in Jackson County, was born. This is Timber Ridge and its history is as rich as its beauty. In 1934 James E. Warren, purchased this 300 acres and in the late thirties built a chestnut log cabin there. In 1971 James’ grandson, John, and his wife Marsha moved back to the area and began restoration of the family cabin which had been deserted for 20 years. After three years’ work, they made it their home. It is here that John and Marsha raised their family and still reside today. At James’ death, the 300-acre estate was left in a family trust. John and Marsha recognized that there was an opportunity to conserve this special place by working with the Land Trust. After careful planning, the heirs placed 132+ acres into a conservation easement with Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust (HCLT). The Warren Estate is home to Polly’s Branch, part of the headwaters of the Chattooga River, a National Wild and Scenic River. Not only does this easement protect cultural and historic heritage, it is bordered by US Forest Service property. Numerous rare and endangered plant species have been identified on the land, and the surrounding forest serves as wildlife habitat for many animals, birds and fish that will remain protected in perpetuity. In 2008, Southern Living magazine featured the magnificent Warren Estate in their October issue. There, John explained why his family decided to conserve their land with HCLT, “To me, it’s a win-win situation. It’s a win for the environment and also the family, because we know future generations won’t change the original dream my grandfather had.” You can be a part of the legacy. To learn how to place your property into conservation or more about preserving our natural heritage, contact us! Join HCLT online at www.hicashlt.org, call (828) 526-1111 or email julie.hitrust@earthlink.net. Together we are saving mountains.
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Dahlia Festival Benefits Historical Society by Wiley Sloan
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don’t think that I have ever seen the Highlands Civic Center look more gorgeous. On Saturday, September 15th, the lobby was filled with arrangements of dahlias just waiting for buyers to come take them home. Bib aprons trimmed in dahlia colors made great souvenirs or gifts for friends who couldn’t make this exciting event. The rooms that are usually abuzz with bridge players hosted tables filled with dahlia blooms of every color and size. They continued to add tables throughout the morning as the number of entries expanded. Growers from throughout the area gathered with their prize flowers to share them with their friends and neighbors. The Festival Committee consisted of Chairwoman Joyce Franklin and Vice Chair Linda New, and members
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The bold colors and kaleidoscopic patterns of dahlias entranced festival-goers.
Raya McArthur, Sandie Trevathan, Kitty Moore, Ann Sullivan, Judy Taylor, Carolyn Tanner, and John Newsome. Joyce said, “Everyone involved with this year’s festival is elated with the turnout that we have seen. We have more than double the entries from last year.“ “I don’t know when I have seen such gorgeous arrangements of flowers,” Kitty Moore said. “Dahlias are such an integral part of the area. It is gratifying to see how they dot the landscape around Highlands and Cashiers.” All funds raised during the Dazzling Dahlias Festival go to benefit the many programs of the Highlands Historical Society. If you were not able to participate in this exciting event this year, you’ll have a chance in 2013 at the 3rd Annual Dazzling Dahlias Festival.
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Who Rescued Who? Contributed by David Stroud, Executive Director, Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society Local dogs are looking for loving homes in October.
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ctober is Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog-Month. Multiple national organizations take credit for first coming up with that designation, but as a lifelong advocate for animal welfare, I salute anyone who would dedicate any day, week, month or year to stop and reflect, and best of all – act – on behalf of the voiceless who count on us to be their guardians and companions. Shelter pets understand, and give, unconditional love. They ask for so little in return. They are the inspiration for the bumper stickers you might have seen that say, “Who Rescued Who?” If you have walked the kennels and dog runs of a shelter, whether it’s a concrete and chain link old-style “dog pound,” or the picturesque and spacious multi-acre play yards at CHHS where the pups romp and play all day, all the residents have one thing in common: They are counting on us. The Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society rescues and provides compassionate care to the abandoned and neglected animals in our community. But we do something even more than rescue and care… We adopt. We find forever homes. For thousands of animals. For the past 25 years. Be a CHHS Adopting Angel. Please open your heart and home to a shelter pet from the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society. When you adopt an animal from CHHS, you will open up a space for another abandoned, neglected dog, puppy, cat or kitten to find safe refuge at our no-kill shelter. And you will experience unconditional love, and perhaps soon find yourself saying… “Who Rescued Who?” Founded in 1987, the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society has rescued, cared for, and found forever homes for thousands of abandoned and neglected animals in the past 25 years. CHHS is a 501(c)3 non-profit no-kill shelter that receives no federal, state or county tax dollars, and no funding from any national animal welfare organization. One hundred percent of CHHS’ revenue comes from donations, grants, bequests and special events to support the mission of adoption, spay and neuter, and humane education. The Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society is located just off Highway 64, 2.3 miles east of the Cashiers Crossroads, behind Reid Real Estate. For more information, call (828) 7435752 or visit www.chhumanesociety.org.
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Dolly Parton Imagination Library Contributed by Tonya Hensley, Executive Director, Literacy Council of Highlands
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The Literacy Council of Highlands is joining with Dolly Parton to spread the love of books.
n 1996, Dolly Parton launched an exciting new effort, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, to benefit the children of her home county in East Tennessee. Dolly’s vision was to foster a love of reading among her county’s preschool children and their families by providing them with the gift of a specially selected book each month. By mailing high quality, age-appropriate books directly to their homes, she wanted children to be excited about books and to feel the magic that books can create. Moreover, she could insure that every child would have books, regardless of their family’s income. Dolly’s Imagination Library became so popular that in 2000 she announced that she would make the program available for replication to any community that was willing to partner with her to support it locally. Since the initial program launch in the United States, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has gone from just a few dozen books to nearly 40 million books mailed to children in the United States, into Canada and across the proverbial pond into the United Kingdom! Currently over 1,600 local communities provide the Imagination Library to almost 700,000 children each and every month. Already statistics and independent reports have shown Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library drastically
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improves early childhood literacy for children enrolled in the program. Further studies have shown improved scores during early literacy testing. This program provides a book per month for all children from birth up to five years of age. If a child begins receiving books at birth, there is the possibility of building a library of 60 books for that child by the time he/she reaches age five! The Literacy Council of Highlands is very excited to offer this program to the Highlands and Scaly Mountain communities of North Carolina. It is our hope to expand the program to serve all of Macon County in the future. To register, simply pick up a registration form at the Hudson Library, Scaly Mountain Post Office, one of the community centers, your local preschool, or at our offices located at the Peggy Crosby Center in Highlands. This program is free of charge to participants. It is funded through community donations. The program only costs the Literacy Council $30 per year per child! If you would like to sponsor one or more children, please send your tax-deductible donation to The Literacy Council of Highlands, P. O. Box 2320, Highlands, NC 28741. For more information, contact Tonya Hensley at (828) 526-0863.
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Valley Garden Club News Contributed by Kathie Blozan
This quilt reflects the beautiful labors of the Valley Garden Club.
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t is time to put our gardens to bed for the winter. The Valley Garden Club worker bees have been busy cutting things back in preparation for cold weather at the Cashiers Post Office and The Point. This month you could be the lucky winner and warm up your home with this gorgeous wall hanging quilt designed and stitched by Rayanna Redderson, a well-known Cashiers quilter. Each block depicts a meticulously embroidered flower. The quilt will be on display at the Sapphire Craft Show on October 13th and 14th, and the drawing for the winner will be held there on Sunday afternoon. You need not be present to win, and you may purchase raffle tickets during the craft show or by contacting Donna Lehn, VGC President at (828) 743-0829. Delicious baked goods will be available as well as a tent full of plants to enhance your home gardens. All proceeds go toward scholarships and beautification efforts in Cashiers. www.thelaurelmagazine.com | October 2012 | 123
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“Fall Leaf Colors” at Highlands Nature Center
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t’s easy to fall under the spell of the gorgeous Fall Colors of October. If you’d like to learn more about the dynamic forces that produce those fiery reds and day-glow oranges, plan to attend the Highlands Nature Center’s “Fall Leaf Colors” from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, October 6th. The Nature Center’s resident tree experts will explain how leaves change color, the differences between deciduous trees and conifers, and the brilliant strategies that allow trees to survive harsh mountain winters. Afterwards, participants will be led on a walk through the Botanical Garden to identify many species of trees by leaf type, shape, and color. It’s a fun afternoon for all ages that celebrates the magic at the core of this beautiful season. Cost is only $2 per person. Advanced registration is requested; please call (828) 526-2623 to sign up.
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The Gathering Table by Wiley Sloan
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hroughout the years she got all of the paperwork Donna Few has been incompleted. She knew of similar volved in several different organizations in the surroundventures including vegetarian ing towns like Brevard and restaurants. People that know Franklin so she was able to talk Donna also know that she has a with them about how they got loving heart and is always lookfood and funding. She connecting for ways where she can make ed with various organizations a difference. She branched out including the Federal Manna and traveled to Jamaica to help Food Bank to get food at reateach people how to plants their sonable prices. gardens and raise vegetables. With the groundwork laid, With the faltering economy her new venture - The GatherDonna realized that while it was ing Table was ready to reach good to help the folks in Jamaiout to the community. ca, there were folks here on the Since January Donna and a Plateau who were struggling to dedicated team of friends have make ends meet. She wanted to opened the Cashiers Commuhelp people locally and a new nity Building each Thursday The Blue Ridge Farmers Coop ensures that there’s plenty of venture emerged - The Gathernight from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. good food at The Gathering Table. ing Table. to serve meals to anyone who Donna and her friends of the is hungry. This past Thursday Blue Ridge Farmers Cooperate more than 50 people enjoyed a (an organic growers Association) sell their vegetables via a four-course meal including vegetable soup, local trout, quitailgate market each Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the noa, corn bread, dessert, juice, tea and more. All items were Cashiers Community Center. Farmers sell fresh trout, trout made from locally grown or caught items. People from all pate’, greens, veggies, pottery, fresh baked breads, jam/ walks of life come together at these meals to enjoy good jellies, eggs, milk, award-winning goat cheese, and more! food and fellowship. Those who were able made donations Sometimes all of the fresh veggies do not sell so Donna con- to defray the costs of the meal; those who couldn’t pay, vinced her fellow growers to let her have all the leftovers to didn’t have to worry. Their meal was complimentary. cook the following week. Thank you Donna for spearheading this venture in our Donna knew of the need in the area since 20.4% of Jack- community. If you would like to volunteer call Donna at son County residents live below the poverty line. She got (828) 226-9988. If you’d like to donate to this worthwhile permission to cook at the Cashiers Community Center. She cause, send your checks made payable to The Gathering also talked with the Cashiers Community Council and got Table. Mail them to Donna Few, 4596 Big Ridge Road, Glenpermission to operate under their non-profit umbrella while ville, NC 28736.
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Center for Life Enrichment Contributed by Bettie S. Banks A quartet of fun offerings powers the Center for Life Enrichment for October.
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he Center for Life Enrichment (CLE) has four more offerings for October and one for November and is also busy planning for computer classes to be offered during the winter season, a new endeavor for CLE, and one that will be welcomed by year-round residents. Beginning on October 4th, A New Look for Retirement, is being offered by Betty Holt, a resident and “certified retirement coach.� She will present tools to help folks make this often unexpectedly difficult transition. Another resident, Freddie Flynt, is offering Painting the Fall Landscape on October 5th and 6th, giving participants an opportunity to be outside and experience the pleasure of translating from eye to canvas the beauty of Highlands in the fall season. What could be more delicious than the smell and taste of breads baking? Resident, Martha Porter will teach participants how to make a variety of breads with both ease and skill in her workshop Baking from the Heart on October 10th. The final offering is Popular Apps and Websites, a workshop for those using Apple computers,
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not devices, to learn about the popular apps and websites available from Apple. The class is offered by Apple genius Nigel Sixsmith. A first is being planned for the evening of November 3rd at the Highlands Playhouse. Rene Silvin will show the film W.E., of which he was the creative director and Madonna was the director, and along with the movie he will show and discuss actual photos of the events portrayed in the movie. The Duchess of Windsor makes for wonderful entertainment, and popcorn and beverages will be available. It should prove to be a memorable evening. Looking forward to 2013, the Center for Life Enrichment is pleased to announce its new Lecture Hall/Educational Center, opening with the 2013 season, to hold lectures and classes. While some events will still lend themselves to other venues, CLE and the Peggy Crosby Center are pleased to announce the new facility which will function as a multi-media lecture hall with a state-of-the-art sound and projection system and new furnishings and fixtures.
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TA Anderson Celebrates 55 Years by Donna Rhodes
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.A. Anbrandy snifter will derson is be loaded with practically cubic zirconia and a legend. No one one real diamond. has seen him for Each customer years, but he’s gets one dip. His fit as a fiddle or her selection and hiding away will be weighed on in the caverns of a jeweler’s scale. his goldsmithDiamonds weigh ing shop making less than zirconia magic, conjuring of the same size, alchemy with so the customer metal and stone. can instantly see For 55 years, if he/she is a win25 of which has ner. Bonus, the zirbeen spent in conia, or diamond Highlands, he you have dipped is has practiced yours to keep, abhis family craft solutely free. of watch repair T.A. Anderson’s Sharon, T.A. Anderson and son Ted are celebrating fifty-five years of goldsmithing with an and custom is open all year. October Dipping For A Diamond event. gold casting. ToDuring the season gether with his wife and son they make up a talented trio, they are open every day but Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 which, like T.A.’s watches, keeps Highlands ticking. p.m. You can e-mail them at sales@taagold.com or call (828) Each member of the family trio crafts jewelry. Sharon, T.A.’s 526-4177. wife, does whimsical frogs and doggies-in-the-window. T.A. is And while you are visiting and dipping for your diamond wild and free-form. Ted, his son, is classical and high polish. ask about T.A.’s NASA connection. When he lived in Florida Sharon says, “Not only do we design jewelry from con- (that was the 25 years before Highlands) he was the officept to casting, we do everything right here in the shop, in- cial watch supplier and synchronizer for the original seven cluding watch repair. Nothing is ever shipped away, so there astronauts. T.A. even made gold tie tacks for them, which is no worry about your jewelry or watches being sent to an went to the moon and back. What more adoring gift could one give than an original unknown third party.” To celebrate 55 years of doing what they do so well, dur- piece of jewelry handcrafted by an artist with a romantic ing the month of October, the trio have decided to host moon connection? Make this holiday one to remember the supremely popular event: Dipping For A Diamond. A with a unique heirloom gift from the Anderson Trio!
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Lucas Patton Designs by Luke Osteen
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hen Chad Lupeople as fun and a trucas moved his ly useful service,” Chad Lucas Patton says. “Too often I hear, Design into the Shops at ‘I love your work and I Kettlerock last month, it wish I could afford you’ – was a progression as natthis without ever asking ural and right as anything ‘what does it cost.’ that’s come out of his in“A couple weeks ago terior design studio. we entered a home with Founded in 1999, Luno more than a tape cas Patton Design offers measure. We walked design services to help and talked – asking a lot homeowners and busiof questions about how ness owners alike create these folks lived, where interior spaces of timethey ate most nights and less style and great viwatched television or sual detail. read. We pointed at ob“With new home conjects and furniture and struction we join owner, began to hear the hisarchitect and builder to tory, the fondness, the create a seamless dereasons and so it begins. sign process,” says Chad. Three hours later we “While planning furniture had moved much of the layout and creating the furniture and moved art décor elements of each and collectibles from old space, we move through places to new. We comthe building process, bined objects in a differhelping the owner review ent way and enhanced each aspect of the plan. what they love about We generate lighting and their home and furnishplumbing fixture schedings into a new vision. So ules, cabinetry and applia fresh perspective, good ance specifications, inteconversation and a tape rior finish schedules and measure made for a wonreview every item from derful afternoon – with door knob finish to dimnothing new the space mer location – ensuring was new to them – it was Owner and Interior Designer Chad Lucas the homeowner’s vision exciting and fondness is realized and the builder was reborn for the very is provided every specifithings to which they had cation needed.” grown accustomed.” It’s a service that captures every detail and provides the Lucas Patton Design is part working design studio and essential oversight to create a truly wonderful product. part retail offering – the shop is a collection of upholstery Great homes are the product of exacting attention to every and fine furniture, antiques and artful objects. The studio component by a talented team of perfectionists – it doesn’t offers a wide selection of custom furniture and furnishings hurt that they also love what they do! – fabrics, window fashions and lighting. It’s open Tuesday “I’d like to see the business of ‘interior design’ occur to through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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The Casserole Kitchen by Wiley Sloan
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donate cash – a portion of the prohroughout the years most of ceeds from the sale of each of her us have enjoyed the delicious casseroles to non-profit organizations foods that Holly Roberts and who feed the hungry in our area – her dedicated staff have prepared. The Food Pantry of Highlands, Empty Whether we enjoyed taste-tempting Bowl and MANNA Food Bank. Here hors’ d oeuvres at a recent party, a are the specifics: For each Chicken full seated dinner at a recent family Tetrazzini, Chicken Pot Pie, Chicken gathering or just picked up one of and Wild Rice and Seafood Tetrazzini her delicious casseroles for a family sold, Holly donates $1 for a 2 person meal ,we knew that each item was serving, $2 for a 4 person serving and prepared with skill and love. $1 per serving on larger quantities. It Enjoy Holly’s delicious fare throughmay not sound like much but it quickout the winter. The Kitchen will be ly adds up. The inaugural week of this closing for the season on October venture (with no real advertising), 20th but Holly will still be cooking. The Casserole Kitchen raised $91 for Enjoy items such as Beef Bourguignon the Food Pantry of Highlands. Think a great winter-hearty fare or Grilwhat will happen when we all start lards-veal stew in a red wine sauce. supporting this venture. She’ll also offer tantalizing soups like Holly Roberts This is a true win-win situation. Tenderloin Vegetable, Black-eyed Pea Simplify your life, enjoy delicious casStew, Tex Mex Chili or her Chicken and Rice Soup. These items and all of Holly’s delicious foods seroles and Holly donates to feed the hungry. “Eat Well-Do Good!” Let’s all support the Casserole Kitchen! you rely on for entertaining are a simple phone call away. The Kitchen Carry Away and Catering including the Cas“Eat Well-Do Good.” This is the slogan to Holly’s new venserole Kitchen is located in the Peggy Crosby Center at 350 ture – “The Casserole Kitchen.” Those of us who know Holly Roberts know that she has S. Fifth Street. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday 12 always “given back to the community” by doing volunteer noon to 5:00 p.m. until October 20th. After that call Holly work. Now she is going one step further. Holly is going to for your delicious items at (828) 526-2110.
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The Preserve Introduces Rock Creek Club
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Necessity,” as Plato once wisely noted, “is the mother of invention.” And so it’s no surprise that a proven breed of second and vacation home ownership is growing in an otherwise soft market has made its way to WNC. An ownership model where, less is indeed more. Take private fractional jets, for example, such as Warren Buffet’s NetJets. Considered the ultimate luxury, private jet travel was a rare thrill few could afford, but then back in the 90’s, someone got the idea of taking a $20M jet and fractionalizing for better economical sense for both companies and affluent travelers who could share in the gigantic acquisition and maintenance costs. It was such a smart business model that even Warren Buffet, who is a very selective and savvy investor, believes in the sharing of costs and expenses of luxury items. As he explains, “why buy the cow when you can have the milk for cheap?” The Preserve at Rock Creek, an exclusive private com-
munity in Sapphire Valley just outside of Cashiers, has recently added a luxury private residence club—The Residence Club at Rock Creek— to its complement of large estate lots and custom homes. Modeled after other residence clubs in luxury destinations, such as Aspen, Park City, Jackson Hole, Napa and Bermuda, The Residence Club at Rock Creek is the carefree way to own a million-dollar second home… for a fraction of the price. At The Preserve at Rock Creek, you can now own a new million dollar luxurious mountain home with awe-inspiring views and full golf-club membership to Burlingame Country Club...all at a price you never dreamed possible. No where on the Cashiers Plateau will you find this combination of luxury homes, stunning golf, secluded waterfalls and concierge with none of the hassles of owning a second home. You just show up and enjoy, the Club takes care of the rest. For more information on the Residence Club at Rock Creek please call (800) 259-3551 or email them at info@preserveatrockcreek.com or visit www.preserveatrockcreek.com.
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Highlands Fine Art and Estate Jewelry
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by Wiley Sloan
Plan now to visit Joe and ocated at 388 Main Street Claudia October 19th, 20th in the heart of the Highand 21st. They will be joined lands Business District is by one of the largest jewelry Highlands Fine Art & Estate designers in the nation for a Jewelry. There you will find an fabulous event showcasing unmatched selection of the finsome of the most dazzling est estate and modern jewelry jewelry you have ever seen. in our area. Beautiful necklacLadies, come in and select a es, lariats, bracelets, rings and new bobble or two. Gentlemore bedazzle you. Whether men, this will be a great time you are a person who wants to buy that Christmas, birththe understated or you are day or anniversary present. looking for something that will Don’t miss this event. “really catch the light,” you’ll Owners Claudia and Joe Lazow with Sylvester and Mozart. Highlands Fine Art & Esdefinitely find what you want. tate Jewelry is an authorized For 14 years, Joe Lazow, a second-generation jeweler, and his wife Claudia have taken Pandora jewelry retailer. Brightly-colored art glass fills the pride in offering personalized service for all of your jewelry store. The swirls of color reflect off the sparkling diamonds needs. Pre-owned Rolex, Cartier, Patek Philippe watches of the gold and silver jewelry. Stop by any time between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monshare display space with Hamilton, Michelle, Krieger and Ball watches plus brightly-colored art glass. Need an ap- day through Saturday or Sundays, 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. Say praisal of your present jewelry or looking to replace some of hello to store mascots Sylvester, the charming three-monthyour jewelry that you have grown tired of? Let Joe, a gradu- old Shih Tzu; and Mozart, a beautiful White Golden Retriever. You’ll be in awe of the huge inventory of fabulous jewelry. ate gemologist, help you with those needs.
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Sashay Around by Donna Rhodes
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ou don’t have to go to the UK to find what’s hot in fashion. Sashay Around in Cashiers has the latest line of Wellies and Wellie Bobs, which guarantee happy feet in rain or snow. For the uninitiated, Wellies are cool polkadot, stripe, and flower-print rubber boots you’ve probably seen strutting around town and country. Add to that Wellies’ line of sweats and vests in dazzling colors. If country club casual is more your style, check out Sashay’s full array of contemporary classics: blouses, shirts, pullovers, skirts, pants, dresses, rainwear, and more. Accessorize with beautiful scarves, handbags, and belts. There’s something for every taste from divine to sublime to glitzy and glam. And don’t forget wedding apparel from mother-of-thebride to the bridal party. In fact, Sashay Around began as a clothing and fabric store, complete with a professional seamstress who would design custom-order clothing. Times have changed and they no longer make garments, but Sashay still has a world-class alterations expert on staff to give you that perfect fit.
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Sashay Around has been serving Highlands and Cashiers for 37 years. Co-owner Debi Stewart says the shop got its name when she and her sister reached high school age. Her mom, Gay Townsend, was looking for a new venture to occupy her time, so she and her business partner sashayed around the U.S. and Europe looking for cool clothes to sell in Cashiers. They found them, and clothing history was made. You are just in time for a Sashay tradition celebrated every October: the year-end sale event. Clothing and accessories are marked down 60-80 percent. Perfect timing for holiday gift and party wear shopping. Come in and check out the newest and the hottest hard-tofind items from the United Kingdom, U.S. and beyond. Visit Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Winter hours are Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. from January through March. Visit their website at: sashayaround. com or e-mail Debi at: debi@sashayaround.com. Or call (828) 743-3003. You’ll be the talk of the town in your new threads whether you golf, party or simply sashay.
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Fletcher and Lee by Donna Rhodes
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n the world of interior design, eclectic is the new classic. Blending the old and new not only resonates comfort and luxury, it celebrates a homeowner’s discerning and varied tastes. Edwin Lusk and David Patterson of Fletcher and Lee Interior Designs and Antiques understand that simplicity, functionality and timeless beauty reflect today’s lifestyle. They know how to integrate aII modern, contemporary aesthetic into timeless vintage and antique furnishings to create the perfect custom ambience for each individual. Having lived and worked in the area for twenty-three years, they are tuned in to the plateau’s unique style. From cabin to manor to sophisticated townhouse Fletcher and Lee has the furnishings, accents, accessories, and interior design expertise to turn your living area into your own personal dream space. Visit
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them at their new location, which extends their same great design service to both Highlands and Cashiers. There you will find all your favorites including fine quality antiques, contemporary furnishings, and accessories that you have grown to expect and appreciate over the decades. Their Cashiers location is 395 Highway 64 West. Store hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You can reach them at (828) 743-5400. Or visit their Highlands office for a consultation at (828) 526-5400. After Thanksgiving they will be open by appointment only. Don’t miss October’s Fall Sale. Save 25 percent on antiques and 40 percent on new furniture and accessories. With holidays approaching the October sale is a great way to save while readying your home for holiday visitors and celebrations.
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Cosper Flowers by Luke Osteen
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great pride in continuing the t’s easy to see why Lisa tradition of bringing the freshOsteen would end up ownest, most beautiful flowers to ing Cosper Flowers. this wonderful mountain com“I guess I just like people so munity. When you buy flowers much – you really get to know from Cosper Flowers, you will them when you’re arranging be getting good old-fashioned flowers for them,” she explains. value and service.” “Whether you’re creating an But don’t get the idea that arrangement for a wedding, or you’ll only find cut flowers at something to cheer up a loved Cosper’s – Lisa has gathered a one, an arrangement to mark Taylor, Ann Marie, Sam and Lisa Osteen dazzling collection of housesomeone’s passing or the arrival plants and outdoor rarities, of a new baby, corsages and boutonnieres for those precious prom memories, or something garden ornaments, vases, baskets, and cheer-me-up gifts. breathtaking to celebrate a relationship – you can’t help but There’s so much packed into Cosper Flowers that the collecbe passionate about what you’re doing. I think it shows in tion spills out onto the surrounding pavement. It demands a careful browse. the designs that we create for our customers.” Lisa and her husband Sam and the couple’s two children It’s that commitment that’s made Cosper Flowers a Highpitch in to make Cosper Flowers a truly family affair. lands hallmark for over 15 years. To learn more about this little jewel of a florist and the “From the beginning, our focus has been on providing the freshest selection of hand-picked flowers and unique services it offers, visit Lisa at the shop (right next to Bryson’s custom designs for our customers,” says Lisa. ” We take Food Store in Highlands Plaza) or call her at (828) 526-8671.
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The Book Nook by Luke Osteen
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he’s not a travel agent, but Michelle Bears must have arranged more getaways than any other person in Highlands. For the past year, her Book Nook, nestled in a corner of The Toy Store, has been an easy destination for literary delights. Michelle and her right-hand gal Ashley Owens have gathered an irresistible assortment of titles – New York Times Bestsellers, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Books of Local Interest and Classics – that are just right for a quick read or a cozy getaway-from-it-all session. And since The Book Nook is tucked in to The Toy Store, you can expect to find a marvelous selection of Children’s’ Books — the unforgettable Classics you grew up with, new Enchantments to capture your child’s heart, and Chapter Books of all flavors. It’s all served up with the mixture of excitement and whimsy that’s a hallmark of The Toy Store. You’ll find The Book Nook in The Toy Store at 364 Main Street in Highlands. For more information, call (828) 526-9415. Michelle Bears and Ashley Owens
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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
Accommodations Cashiers Resort Rentals www.cashiersresortrentals.com Pages 46 Country Club Properties www.ccphighlandsnc.com Page 2 Fire Mountain Inn & Cabins www.firemt.com Page 6 Highlands House Bed & Breakfast www.highlandshousebandb.com Page 104 Inn at Half-Mile Farm www.halfmilefarm.com Page 32 Landmark Vacation Rentals www.landmarkvacations.com Pages 45, 47 Mountain Laurel Inn www.mountainlaurelinnandshoppes. com Page 34A Mountain Laurel Rest www.mountainlaurelrest.com Page 43 Old Edwards Inn www.oldedwardsinn.com Page 4 The Orchard Restaurant & Guest Cottage www.theorchardcashiers.com Page 82 Skyline Lodge www.skylinelodge.com Page 83 Whiteside Cove Cottages Page 114 Adventures Highlands Aerial Park www.highlandscanopytour.com Page 7 Antiques & Home Furnishings Acorn’s Boutique www.acornsboutique.com Page 113 Bound’s Cave www.boundscave.com Page 15 The Brier Patch Page 63 Butler Galleries Page 56 Cabin Couture Page 35 The Catbird Seat www.ryanandcompanyantiques.com Page 93 Dovetail Antiques Page 27 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 18B, 69 Greenleaf Gallery www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Page 56 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 10 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Mirror Lake Antiques Page 16 Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass Page 129 Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Pages 14, 64 Rusticks www.rusticks.com Page 38 Ryan & Co. www.ryanandcompanyantiques.com Page 93 Scudder’s Galleries www.scuddersgalleries.com Page 29 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 37 Summer Place Antiques Page 100 Vivianne Metzger Page 38 Art Galleries/Artists Annell, Portrait Artist www.annell.com Page 54 Around Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Page 63 The Bascom www.thebascom.org Page 70 Blue Valley Gallery Page 34A The Brier Patch Page 63 Butler Galleries Page 56 Cabin Couture Page 35 Calderone Fine Art Gallery www.artsource-now.com Page 54 Cashiers Hillside Artists Page 63 Chivaree Southern Art & Design www.chivarts.com Page 55 Dovetail Antiques Page 27 GG’s Consignments www.ggsconsignment.com Pages 88-89 Greenleaf Gallery www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Page 56 Highlands Fine Art Page 17 144 | October 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 10 John Collette www.johncollettefineart.com Page 53 Main Street Gallery www.mainstreetgallery.net Page 145 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Mill Creek Gallery www.cystrain.com Page 114 Mountain Mist Gallery Page 62 Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass Page 129 Oakleaf Flower & Garden Page 137 Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Pages 14, 64 Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/ interior.html Page 6 Silver Eagle www.silvereaglegallery.com Page 40 Summer Place Antiques Page 100 TJB Gallery www.tjbmens.com Page 58 Vivianne Metzger Page 38 White Rabbit Botanicals www.whiterabbitbotanicals.com Page 69 William Whiteside Art Gallery Page 66 Bait & Tackle Signal Ridge Marina www.signalridgemarina.com Page 96 Banks/Mortgage Companies Macon Bank www.maconbank.com Page 117 Bakeries The Bakery at Fressers Eatery www.fresserseateryhighlands.com Page 75 Beauty Salons Creative Concepts Page 108 Head Innovations Page 108 Bedding/Linens Blue Ridge Bedding www.blueridgebedding.com Page 125 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 18B, 69 High Cotton Page 15 Highlands Emporium www.highlandsemporium.com Page 122 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 10 Lenz Gifts Page 42 Bird Supplies Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 25 Boat Rentals Signal Ridge Marina www.signalridgemarina.com Page 96 Books The Book Nook Page 41 The Brier Patch Page 63 The Corner Store Page 123 Dovetail Antiques Page 27 Builders America’s Home Place www.americashomeplace.com Page 80 Aptcon www.aptcon.com Page 106 Arrowood Construction www.arrowoodconstruction.com Page 20 Lupoli Construction www.lupoliconstruction.com Page 58 Mountainworks Design www.mtnworks.com Page 115 Srebalus Construction Co. Page 108 Warth Construction www.warthconstruction.com Page 18A Candles The Corner Store Page 123
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White Rabbit Botanicals www.whiterabbitbotanicals.com Page 69 Canopy Tours Highlands Aerial Park www.highlandscanopytour.com Page 7 Cards Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 25 The Corner Store Page 123 The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com Page 10 Caterers Café 107 www.cafe107south.com Page 123 Fressers Eatery www.fresserseateryhighlands.com Page 75 The Kitchen Carryaway & Catering www.thekitchenofhighlands.com Page 80 Rosewood Market www.distinctiveevents.com Page 83 Chambers of Commerce Cashiers Chamber of Commerce www.cashiersnorthcarolina.com Page 117 Chna Mottahedeh Duke of Gloucester China for Sale Page 112 Chiropractic Services Mountain Air Wellness www.mountainairwellness.com Page 96 Chocolates Kilwin’s www.highlands4118.com Page 118 Churches Wayfarers Unity www.wayfarersunity.org Page 133 Cigars Highlands Emporium www.highlandsemporium.com Pages 122 Clothing & Accessories 4th Street Boutique Page 30 Acorn’s Boutique www.acornsboutique.com Page 113 Alyxandra’s Boutique Page 32 Annawear Page 66 Bear Mountain Outfitters Page 18A Cabin Casuals www.cabincasuals.com Page 5 Desire Page 65 Elevation Page 22 Ellen’s Page 123 Francie Hargrove www.franciehargrove.com Page 120 Highland Hiker www.highlandhiker.com Pages 106, 107 The Look Jewelry www.thelookjewelry.com Page 103 Martha Anne’s Page 10 Mountain Mist Gallery Page 62 Narcissus Page 28 Nora & Co. Page 123 Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Pages 14, 64 Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Page 8 S’more Kids Klothes Page 88-89 Sashay Around www.sashayaround.com Page 63 Sorelle Design Studio www.sorelledesignstudio.com Page 97 Spoiled Rotten www.spoiledrotten2nc.com Page 61 TJ Bailey www.tjbmens.com Page 58 Three Bears Classic Children’s Clothing Pages 135, 139 To The Nines Page 133 VC for Men www.victoriasclosetnc.com Pages 88-89
Victoria’s Closet www.victoriasclosetnc.com Pages 88-89 Victoria’s Sportswear www.victoriasclosetnc.com Pages 88-89 Vivace Page 59 Wit’s End Page 19 Cloth/Upholstery Wilhites Page 23 Clothing Consignment The Blue Elephant Page 30 Victoria’s Closet www.victoriasclosetnc.com Pages 88-89 Comforters Blue Ridge Bedding www.blueridgebedding.com Page 125 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 18B, 69 High Cotton Page 15 Communities Cullasaja Club www.cullasajaclub.org Page 31 Moss Creek at Highgate www.meadowsmtnrealty.com Page 39 Silver Creek Real Estate Group www.ncliving.com Pages 86, 87, 127 Condiments The Hen House Pages 3, 35 Construction Companies Larry Rogers Construction Page 139 Cosmetic Surgery Center for Plastic Surgery Robert T. Buchanan, M.D. www.plasticsurgerytoday.com Page 20 Custom Cabinetry Black Rock Granite & Marble www.blackrockgraniteandmarble. com Pages 104, 108 Keystone Kitchen & Bath www.keystonekb.com Pages 67, 108 Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath www.welcomehomecashiersnc.com Pages 108, 129 Custom Countertops Black Rock Granite & Marble www.blackrockgraniteandmarble. com Pages 104, 108 Keystone Kitchen & Bath www.keystonekb.com Pages 67, 108 Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath www.welcomehomecashiersnc.com Pages 108, 129 Custom Furniture Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 18B, 69 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 37 Dentists Dr. Joe Wilbanks www.wilbankssmilecenter.com Page 109 Education Rabun Gap Nacoochee School www.rabungaporg Page 138 Summit Charter School www.summitschool.org Page 101 Electrical/Electric Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 15 Events Acorn’s Boutique www.acornsboutique.com Page 113 Art League of Highlands Page 64 The Bascom www.thebascom.org Page 70 Cashiers Historical Society Quail Run Page 92 Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival Page 34B GCAMA www.visitcashiersvalley.com Page 34B www.thelaurelmagazine.com | October 2012 | 145
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Georgia Mountain Jubilee www.georgiamountainjubilee.com Page 133 Gilliam’s Promise “An Afternoon at the Opera” Page 22 Highlands Culinary Weekend www.highlandsculinaryweekend. com Page 85 Highlands Playhouse www.highlandsplayhouse.org Pages 68, 135 Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center www.highlandspac.org Page 57 Fabric/Upholstery Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 18B, 69 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 10 Wilhites Page 23 Fitness Cashiers Valley Fusion www.cashiersvalleyfusionnc.com Page 104 Yoga Highlands www.yogahighlands.com Page 102 Florists Cosper Flowers Pages 43, 130 Fiddlehead Designs Pages 23, 40 Oakleaf Flower & Garden Page 137 For Sale Mottahedeh Duke of Gloucester China for Sale Page 112 Furniture The Brier Patch Page 63 Bumpkins www.bumpkins-cashiers.com Page 19 Carolina Rustic Furniture www.carolinarusticfurniture.com Page 125 Cashiers Hillside Artists Page 63 The Catbird Seat www.ryanandcompanyantiques.com Page 93 Consignment Market Pages 88-89 Dovetail Antiques Page 27 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 18B, 69 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 10 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Nearly New Pages 88, 89, 123 Oakleaf Flower & Garden Page 137 Rusticks www.rusticks.com Page 38 Ryan & Co. www.ryanandcompanyantiques.com Page 93 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Pages 37 Summer Place Antiques Page 100 Vivianne Metzger Page 38 Furniture Consignments The Bear’s Den Pages 88-89 The Blue Elephant Page 30 Consignment Market Pages 88-89 GG’s Consignments www.ggsconsignment.com Pages 88-89 Highlands Fine Consignments Page 130 Lotsa Consignments Pages 88-89 Nearly New Pages 88-89, 123 Furniture Refinishing 146 | October 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
Furniture Barn www.thefurnitureman.com Page 133 Garden Accessories Acorn’s Boutique www.acornsboutique.com Page 113 Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 25 White Rabbit Botanicals www.whiterabbitbotanicals.com Page 69 Garden Supplies Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 25 Highlands Lawn & Garden Page 134 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 15 Gems and Minerals Highlands Gem Shop www.highlandsgemshop.com Page 11 Silver Eagle www.silvereaglegallery.com Page 40 T.A. Anderson Goldsmith www.taagold.com Page 24 Gift Shops Around Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Page 63 The Bear’s Den Pages 88-89 Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 25 The Brier Patch Page 63 Bumpkins www.bumpkins-cashiers.com Page 19 Cashiers Valley Pharmacy Pages 41, 145 Cabin Couture Page 35 The Corner Store Page 123 The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com Page 10 Dovetail Antiques Page 27 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 18B, 69 Fiddlehead Designs Pages 23, 40 Francie Hargrove www.franciehargrove.com Page 120 Lenz Gifts Page 42 The Look www.thelookjewelry.com Page 103 Main Street Gallery www.mainstreetgallery.net Page 145 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Nora & Co. Page 123 Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Page 8 Stone Lantern www.stonelantern-highlands.com Page 148 White Rabbit Botanicals www.whiterabbitbotanicals.com Page 69 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 15 Goldsmith T.A. Anderson Goldsmith www.taagold.com Page 24 Golf Cars Appalachian Golf Cars www.appalachiangolfcars.com Page 113 Gourmet Foods Cashiers Farmer’s Market www.cashiersfarmersmarket.com Page 82 Dusty’s Page 134 The Hen House Pages 3, 35 Grading/Excavating Larry Rogers Construction Page 139 Grocery Stores Dusty’s Page 134 Groomers Fancy Paws Pages 11, 34A Hair Salons Creative Concepts Page 108 Head Innovations Page 108 Hardware Supplies Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 15
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Health Food Supplies Nature’s Vitamins Pages 11, 34A Heating and Air Madco Page 42 Hobbies Lakeside Hobbies www.signalridgemarina.com Page 96 Home Accessories Acorn’s Boutique www.acornsboutique.com Page 113 Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 25 The Brier Patch Page 63 Bumpkins www.bumpkins-cashiers.com Page 19 Butler Galleries Page 56 Cabin Couture Page 35 Carolina Rustic Furniture www.carolinarusticfurniture.com Page 125 Dovetail Antiques Page 27 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 18B, 69 Francie Hargrove www.franciehargrove.com Page 120 GG’s Consignments www.ggsconsignment.com Pages 88-89 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 10 Lenz Gifts Page 42 Lucas Patton Design Page 48, 49 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Oakleaf Flower & Garden Page 137 Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Pages 14, 64 Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Page 8 Rusticks www.rusticks.com Page 38 Stone Lantern www.stonelantern-highlands.com Page 148 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 37 Vivianne Metzger Page 38 Ice cream Kilwin’s www.highlands4118.com Page 118 SweeTreats www.sweetreats.com Page 82 SweeTreats Deli www.sweetreats.com Page 82 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 15 Interior Design & Home Furnishings Bound’s Cave www.boundscave.com Page 15 The Brier Patch Page 63 Bumpkins www.bumpkins-cashiers.com Page 19 The Designer’s Market www.thedesignersmarket-nc.com Page 139 Dovetail Antiques Page 27 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 18B, 69 Francie Hargrove www.franciehargrove.com Page 120 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 10 Lucas Patton Design Page 48, 49 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/ interior.html Page 6 Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Page 8 Raffa Design Associates www.raffadesignassociates.com Page 36 Rock’n Rooster Pages 88-89 Rusticks www.rusticks.com Page 38 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com
Page 37 Summer Place Antiques Page 100 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 15 Investment Planning Wells Fargo Advisors Page 97 Jewelry - Fashion Acorn’s Boutique www.acornsboutique.com Page 113 Annawear Page 66 Calderone Fine Art Gallery www.artsource-now.com Page 54 Cashiers Hillside Artists Page 63 Desire Page 65 Dovetail Antiques Page 27 Ellen’s Page 123 Francie Hargrove www.franciehargrove.com Page 120 Greenleaf Gallery www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Page 56 The Look Jewelry www.thelookjewelry.com Page 103 Mountain Mist Gallery Page 62 Narcissus Page 28 Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Pages 14, 64 Rock’n Rooster Pages 88-89 Sashay Around www.sashayaround.com Page 63 Silver Eagle www.silvereaglegallery.com Page 40 Sorelle Design Studio www.sorelledesignstudio.com Page 97 Vivace Page 59 Jewelry - Fine Alyxandra’s Boutique Page 32 Drake’s Diamond Gallery Page 57 Highlands Gem Shop www.highlandsgemshop.com Page 11 Highlands Fine Art Page 17 Mirror Lake Antiques Page 16 Scudder’s Galleries www.scuddersgalleries.com Page 29 Stone Lantern www.stonelantern-highlands.com Page 148 T.A. Anderson Goldsmith www.taagold.com Page 24 Jewelry Repair T.A. Anderson Goldsmith www.taagold.com Page 24 Kitchen Accessories Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 25 The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com Page 10 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 37 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 15 Knitting Supplies Knit www.knitkeywest.com Page 120 Silver Threads Golden Needles www.silverthreadsyarn.com Page 129 Landscapers Laurel Crest Landscapes www.laurelcrestlandscapes.com Page 10 Landscaping Supplies Highlands Lawn & Garden Page 134 Lawn & Garden Care Laurel Crest Landscapes www.laurelcrestlandscapes.com Page 10 Lighting The Brier Patch Page 63 Bumpkins www.bumpkins-cashiers.com Page 19 Carolina Rustic Furniture www.carolinarusticfurniture.com Page 125 Dovetail Antiques Page 27 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 18B, 69 www.thelaurelmagazine.com | October 2012 | 147
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Francie Hargrove www.franciehargrove.com Page 120 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 10 Lenz Gifts Page 42 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 37 Summer Place Antiques Page 100 Vivianne Metzger Page 38 Luggage Highlands Emporium www.highlandsemporium.com Page 122 Masonry Laurel Crest Landscapes www.laurelcrestlandscapes.com Page 10 Palillos Stone Masonry www.palillosstonemasonry.com Page 132 Massage Therapy Mountain Air Wellness www.mountainairwellness.com Page 96 Tranquility Cove Massage www.tranquilitycovemassage.com Page 108 Mattresses Blue Ridge Bedding www.blueridgebedding.com Page 125 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 18B, 64 Moccasins Silver Eagle www.silvereaglegallery.com Page 40 Museums Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass Page 129 Musical Performers WellStrung Page 100 Nail Care Creative Concepts Page 108 Native American Crafts Silver Eagle www.silvereaglegallery.com Page 40 Needlework Supplies Needlepoint of Highlands Page 129 Office Supplies Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 15 Outdoor Adventures Highlands Aerial Park www.highlandscanopytour.com Page 7 Painters Quality Painting Page 131 Performers WellStrung Page 100 Pet Care Fancy Paws Pages 11, 34A Pet Portraits Custom Pastel Pet Portraits by Sheri Sands www.facebook.com/atlantapetportraits Page 66 Pet Supplies Woof Gang Bakery Page 112 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 15 Pharmacies Cashiers Valley Pharmacy Pages 41, 145 Photography Charles Johnson Fine Photography www.charlesjohnsonfineart.com Page 102 148 | October 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
Cynthia Strain - Mill Creek Gallery www.cystrain.com Page 114 Picture Framing Greenleaf Gallery www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Page 56 Mill Creek Gallery www.cystrain.com Page 114 Plants/Nurseries Highlands Lawn & Garden Page 134 Plumbing/Fixtures Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 15 Porch and Patio Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 37 Pottery Around Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Page 63 Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 25 Calderone Fine Art Gallery www.artsource-now.com Page 54 Cashiers Hillside Artists Page 63 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 18B, 69 Greenleaf Gallery www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Page 56 The Hen House Pages 3, 35 Main Street Gallery www.mainstreetgallery.net Page 145 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Mountain Mist Gallery Page 62 Printing Companies Cashiers Printing Page 19 Produce Cashiers Farmer’s Market www.cashiersfarmersmarket.com Page 82 Pubs Bodacious Bear Pub Page 34A The Ugly Dog www.theuglydogpub.com Page 75 Radio Stations WHLC FM 104.5 www.whlc.com Page 33 Real Estate Sales Betsy Paul www.betsypaulproperties.com Page 147 Carol Mathews www.carolmathews.com Page 146 Chambers Agency www.chambersagency.net Page 127 Country Club Properties www.ccphighlandsnc.com Page 2 Green Mountain Realty Group www.greenmountainrealtygroup.com Page 127 Hattler Properties www.hattlerproperties.com Pages 71, 127 Highlands NC Realty www.highlandsnc.info Page 33 Highlands Properties www.highlandsproperties.com Page 99 John Cleaveland Realty www.jcrealty.com Page 119 Landmark Realty Group www.landmarkrg.com Pages 45, 46, 47 Meadows Mountain Realty www.meadowsmtnrealty.com Pages 23, 39 Mountain View Properties www.mountainviewpropertiesnc.com Page 105 Nadine Paradise – BlackRock Realty Group, LLC www.nadineparadise.com Page 33 NC Mountain Life www.ncmountainlife.com Page 127 Old Cashiers Realty, Inc. www.oldcashiersrealty.com Page 127 Pam Nellis SIlver Creek Real Estate Group www.ncliving.com Page 136 Pat Allen Realty Group www.patallenrealtygroup.com Pages 110, 111 Preserve at Rock Creek Page 9 Residence Club www.residenceclubpartners.com Page 9
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Silver Creek Real Estate Group www.ncliving.com Pages 86, 87, 127 White Oak Realty Group www.whiteoakrg.com Page 128 Restaurants Highlands-Cashiers Directory Page 84 23 Steps Steakhouse Page 82 Altitudes Restaurant www.skylinelodge.com Page 83 Bella’s Junction Cafe Page 77 Café 107 www.cafe107south.com Page 123 Cashiers Farmer’s Market www.cashiersfarmersmarket.com Page 82 Cyprus International Cuisine www.cyprushighlands.com Page 81 Dominick’s Restaurant Page 78 Dusty’s Page 134 El Azteca www.elaztecahighlands.com Page 77 FlipSide www.highlandsrestaurantgroup.net Page 75 Fressers Eatery www.fresserseateryhighlands.com Page 75 Ghangri Asian Fusion Restaurant www.ghangri.com Page 6 Highlands Smokehouse www.highlandsrestaurantgroup.net Page 77 The Kitchen Carryaway & Catering www.thekitchenofhighlands.com Page 80 Lakeside Restaurant www.lakesiderestaurant.info Page 77 On the Verandah www.ontheverandah.com Page 79 The Orchard Restaurant & Guest Cottage www.theorchardcashiers.com Page 82 Pizza Place Page 75 Ristorante Paoletti www.paolettis.com Page 78 Rosewood Market www.distinctiveevents.com Page 83 Ruka’s Table www.highlandsrestaurantgroup.net Page 76 SweeTreats www.sweetreats.com Page 82 SweeTreats Deli www.sweetreats.com Page 82 The Ugly Dog/Dog House www.theuglydogpub.com Page 75
Wild Thyme Gourmet www.wildthymegourmet.com Page 6 Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro www.wolfgangs.net Page 5 Zookeeper Page 34A Roofing Services WNC Roofing www.roofing.com Page 116 Rugs Bound’s Cave www.boundscave.com Page 15 The Designer’s Market www.thedesignersmarket-nc.com Page 139 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 10 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/ interior.html Page 6 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 37 Shipping Services Stork’s Wrap, Pack & Ship Page 9 Shoes 4th Street Boutique Page 30 Annawear Page 66 Bear Mountain Outfitters Page 18A Elevation Page 22 Highland Hiker www.highlandhiker.com Pages 106, 107 Martha Anne’s Page 10 Nora & Co. Page 123 TJ Bailey www.tjbmens.com Page 58 Vivace Page 59 Structural Integration Rolf Method Structural Integration www.rolfmethodsi.com Page 102 Spas Center for Plastic Surgery Robert T. Buchanan, M.D. www.plasticsurgerytoday.com Page 20
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